词族 · unwind
中文词源
unwind 解开
un-, 使相反，wind, 缠绕。
英语词源
- 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.
权威例句
- 1. It helps them to unwind after a busy day at work.
- 这有助于他们忙碌一天后放松自己。
- 2. to unwind a ball of string
- 解开一团绳
- 3. A glass of beer before dinner helped him unwind.
- 饭前喝一杯啤酒使他轻松了.
- 4. A person takes a few extra drinks to unwind , to forget, or to sleep.
- 一个人为了消除紧张, 忘记烦恼, 或是催眠,往往额外多喝几杯.
- 5. I take classes in yoga to help me unwind.
- 我练习瑜迦功以帮助我放松.