資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Ravel \Rav"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Raveled}or {Ravelled}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Raveling} or {Ravelling}.] [. ravelen, D.
rafelen, akin to LG. rebeln, rebbeln, reffeln.]
1. To separate or undo the texture of; to take apart; to
untwist; to unweave or unknit; -- often followed by out;
as, to ravel a twist; to ravel out a sticking.
資料來源 : WordNet®
ravel
v 1: disentangle; "can you unravel the mystery?"; "unravel the
ball or yarn" [syn: {unravel}, {ravel out}]
2: tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story" [syn: {tangle}, {knot}]
[ant: {unravel}, {unravel}]
[also: {ravelling}, {ravelled}]
ravelled
See {ravel}