unspool
unspool — 動詞
- unspoolpresent simple I / you / we / they
- unspools3rd person singular
- unspooling-ing form
- unspooledpast simple
1. When something wrapped around a tube or cylinder (a spool) unspools, or you unsp
解開；鬆開
使纏繞物從線軸上鬆開
When something wrapped around a tube or cylinder (a spool) unspools, or you unspool it, it comes off the spool and becomes a straight, loose line.
Tendai carefully unspooled the garden hose before connecting it to the outdoor faucet.
Tendai 小心地解開水管，然後將其連接到戶外的水龍頭。
unspool + object (transitive, physical object)
Dahlia watched the thick cotton thread unspool from the sewing machine as she worked.
Dahlia 看著厚厚的棉線從縫紉機上鬆開，一邊繼續工作。
Zayd unspooled the electrical wire from the reel to run it behind the bookshelf.
Zayd 將電線從線軸上解開，沿著書櫃後方佈線。
unspool + object (transitive, physical wire from a reel)
The fishing line unspooled from the rod as the fish swam away from the boat.
魚游離船邊時，釣線從釣竿上鬆開。
- unspool thread
- unspool a rope
- unspool wire
- unspool film
- unspool a hose
文法句型
unspool + object (unwind something)
something unspools (unwinds by itself)
2. A film that unspools is being projected and displayed on a screen for viewers; t
放映；播放
影片在螢幕上播放
A film that unspools is being projected and displayed on a screen for viewers; the expression originally described the literal reel of film unwinding through a projector.
The old black-and-white movie unspooled on the classroom projector for the history lesson.
那部黑白老電影在教室的投影機上放映，作為歷史課的教材。
film unspools (intransitive) — projected on a screen
Gabriel watched as the documentary unspooled, showing rare footage of the wildlife reserve.
Gabriel 看著紀錄片播放，畫面中出現了野生動物保護區的珍貴片段。
Bao adjusted the projector while the nature film unspooled for the biology class.
Bao 調整投影機，同時自然紀錄片在生物課堂上播放。
The grainy newsreel unspooled as the audience watched in silence before the main feature.
那部畫質粗糙的新聞片在觀眾的沉默中播放，等著正片開始。
newsreel unspools (intransitive) — typical film projection context
- film unspools
- movie unspools
- documentary unspools
- footage unspools
文法句型
a film unspools (intransitive)
unspool a film (transitive)
3. When a story, mystery, or significant event unspools, it reveals itself piece by
展開；呈現
故事或事件逐步展現
When a story, mystery, or significant event unspools, it reveals itself piece by piece across time, much like a movie playing out scene by scene.
The mystery unspooled slowly as the detective interviewed each witness in the case.
隨著偵探一一詢問案件中的證人，謎團也慢慢展開。
mystery unspools (figurative, narrative development)
During the family reunion, Tanvi described how her grandmother's wartime story unspooled over dinner.
在家庭聚會上，Tanvi 描述了祖母的戰時故事如何在晚餐中逐漸呈現。
Jiwoo listened as the tale of her grandfather's journey unspooled during the interview.
Jiwoo 聽著受訪時祖父旅程的故事如何一步步展開。
The full account of the rescue mission unspooled during the press conference the next morning.
整起救援行動的完整經過，在隔天早上的記者會上逐一呈現。
account unspools (intransitive, figurative — narrative revealed)
- story unspools
- mystery unspools
- plot unspools
- events unspool
- narrative unspools
文法句型
story/event unspools (intransitive)
用法筆記
Subject is typically a narrative noun: story, mystery, plot, or account. This figurative extension imagines the story playing out like a film reel.
4. If a situation or system unspools, or if something unspools it, the situation or
失控；瓦解
失去控制或變得不再穩定
If a situation or system unspools, or if something unspools it, the situation or system loses its stability, strength, or order — like a carefully arranged plan coming undone at the edges.
After the company lost its biggest client, its finances began to unspool rapidly.
公司失去最大客戶後，財務狀況迅速瓦解。
finances begin to unspool (figurative, loss of control)
Lara's conference schedule began to unspool when the keynote speaker missed the morning flight.
Lara 為會議安排的行程，因為主講人錯過早班飛機而開始失控。
Tariro watched their retirement savings unspool after the stock market crash.
股市崩盤後，Tariro 眼看自己的退休金一點一點縮水。
The carefully negotiated peace deal began to unspool after the attack on the border town.
經過精心談判的和平協議，在邊境城鎮遭襲後開始瓦解。
peace deal begins to unspool (figurative — plans lose control)
- plans unspool
- finances unspool
- a schedule unspools
- order unspools
- carefully laid plans unspool
- unravel
very similar; suggests threads of a plan coming apart
- fall apart
more direct; common in everyday speech
- come undone
suggests something carefully arranged becoming loose
- stabilize
to become steady and controlled again
- hold together
to remain intact despite difficulty
文法句型
something unspools (intransitive, falls apart)
unspool something (transitive, cause to fall apart)
用法筆記
Subject is usually an abstract noun referring to a plan, system, or orderly state — for example, finances, a schedule, a relationship, or order itself. Often follows begin to or start to.
同根字
- unspooling形容詞B2
- unspooled形容詞B2