uncoil

/ˌʌnˈkɔɪl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌʌnˈkɔɪl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌən-ˈkȯi(-ə)l/ (ame, mw)

uncoil — 動詞

  • uncoilpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • uncoilshe / she / it
  • uncoiledpast simple
  • uncoiling-ing form

1. to become straight after being wound or curled in circles, or to make something

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

解開；鬆開

使盤繞的東西變直

to become straight after being wound or curled in circles, or to make something wound in circles become straight

例句

The python slowly uncoiled its body and moved toward the warm light.

蟒蛇慢慢地鬆開蜷曲的身體，朝溫暖的光線移動。

intransitive with reflexive object (its body)

Noa uncoiled the garden hose and connected it to the outdoor tap.

Noa 解開纏繞的園藝水管，把它接到室外的水龍頭上。

transitive: uncoil + physical object (hose)

同義詞
  • unwind

    broader term; can refer to reversing any kind of winding, not just circular coils

  • straighten

    more general; does not imply that the object was wound in circles

  • unwrap

    suggests removing a covering rather than making something straight

反義詞
  • coil

    to wind into circles or loops

  • curl

    to form into a curved or spiral shape

文法句型

uncoil + noun phrase (transitive)

uncoil (intransitive)

用法筆記

Typically used with concrete physical objects — ropes, hoses, wires, springs, or snakes. The transitive pattern (uncoil + object) is as common as the intransitive (something uncoils).

常見錯誤

❌I need to uncoil this knot.
✅I need to untie this knot.
💡'uncoil' describes making something straight after it was wound in circles, not undoing a knot.
❌The wire slowly uncoiled itself.
✅The wire slowly uncoiled.
💡'uncoil' is often used intransitively without a reflexive pronoun.