unpick

[US]/ʌn'pɪk/
[UK]/ˌʌn'pɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. 拆散;拆开;割开
interj.
Word Forms
现在分词unpicking
过去分词unpicked
过去式unpicked
第三人称单数unpicks

Phrases & Collocations

unpick a stitch

拆除一针

unpick a seam

拆开一条缝

unpick a mistake

纠正错误

Example Sentences

I unpicked the seams of his trousers.

我拆去他裤子上缝线。

And a provocative exihibition tries to unpick the myth about the world's most famous apeman.

法国引人入胜的展览欲揭开世界上最有名的猿人之谜。

Real-world Examples

It's a problem that's notoriously difficult to unpick.

要解开这个问题相当困难。

Source: Why do we speak?

Mr Dodge proves more enlightening in unpicking the subsequent evolution of Iraqi politics.

Dodge 先生在揭露伊拉克政治的后续演化上十分具有启发性。

Source: The Economist - Arts

Attempts to unpick them with knives caused them to disintegrate.

试图用刀将它们拆开,导致它们解体。

Source: The Economist Science and Technology

And she'd start to unpick what was being transmitted to her.

她会开始解开传输给她的内容。

Source: Radio Laboratory

You know, there have been a lot of attempts to unpick the triple lock.

你知道,已经有很多人试图打开三重锁。

Source: Financial Times Podcast

But we don't, we need to unpick what power is it itself.

- 但我们没有,我们需要拆开它本身的力量。

Source: Actor Dialogue

I stared at the words for a few moments, trying to unpick what I felt.

我盯着这些词看了一会儿,试图理清我的感受。

Source: Still Me (Me Before You #3)

But actually if we unpick it, Carnival is more than just an excuse to get drunk.

但实际上,如果我们拆开它,嘉年华不仅仅是一个喝醉的借口。

Source: 2022-2023-2 Academic Listening

The triggers for the bubble are obvious; unpicking the terrible incentives which created it will be tougher.

泡沫的触发因素是显而易见的;解开造成它的可怕激励措施将更加困难。

Source: 23 Jian, 80 Articles

But it becomes a particular form of obtuseness to remain in such a register when unpicking issues in relationships or family dynamics.

但是,在处理关系或家庭中的问题时,这样说话就比较愚蠢了。

Source: The school of life

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