unwind
英 [?n'wa?nd]
美 [,?n'wa?nd]
- vt. 放松；解開；[計] 展開
- vi. 放松；解開；松開
中文詞源
unwind 解開un-, 使相反，wind, 纏繞。
英文詞源
- unwind (v.)
- early 14c., "to undo" (a bandage, wrapping, etc.), from un- (2) "opposite of" + wind (v.1). Similar formation in Old English unwindan "unveil, uncover," Dutch ontwinden, Old High German intwindan. Reflexive sense is recorded from 1740; figurative sense of "to release oneself from tensions, to relax" is by 1938. Related: Unwound; unwinding.
雙語例句
- 1. It helps them to unwind after a busy day at work.
- 這有助于他們忙碌一天后放松自己。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. to unwind a ball of string
- 解開一團繩
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. A glass of beer before dinner helped him unwind.
- 飯前喝一杯啤酒使他輕松了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. A person takes a few extra drinks to unwind , to forget, or to sleep.
- 一個人為了消除緊張, 忘記煩惱, 或是催眠,往往額外多喝幾杯.
來自辭典例句
- 5. I take classes in yoga to help me unwind.
- 我練習瑜迦功以幫助我放松.
來自口語例句