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unwind
v
(pt, pp unwound /- 5waUnd; -`waJnd/)
1 [I, Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (from sth) (cause sth to) become drawn out from a roll, ball, etc (使某物)从卷状或团状等展开; 解开(卷绕之物)
unwind a ball of string, a reel of thread, a roll of bandage, etc 解开一团细绳、 一卷线、 一卷 带等
He unwound the scarf from his neck. 他从脖子上解下围巾.
2 [I] (infml 口) relax after a period of work or tension (工作或紧张之後)放松, 松弛
Reading is a good way to unwind. 阅读是休息的好方式.
After a few drinks, he began to unwind, ie to talk more freely. 他喝了几杯酒, 话就多起来了.
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