unpick

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

Translation

vt. 拆散;拆開;割開
interj.
Word Forms
現在分詞unpicking
過去分詞unpicked
過去式unpicked
第三人稱單數unpicks

Phrases & Collocations

unpick a stitch

拆除一針

unpick a seam

拆開一條縫

unpick a mistake

糾正錯誤

Example Sentences

I unpicked the seams of his trousers.

我拆去他褲子上縫線。

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

法國引人入勝的展覽欲揭開世界上最有名的猿人之謎。

Real-world Examples

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

要解開這個問題相當困難。

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後續演化上十分具有啓發性。

Source: The Economist - Arts

Attempts to unpick them with knives caused them to disintegrate.

試圖用刀將它們拆開,導致它們解體。

Source: The Economist Science and Technology

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

她會開始解開傳輸給她的內容。

Source: Radio Laboratory

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

你知道,已經有很多人試圖打開三重鎖。

Source: Financial Times Podcast

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

- 但我們沒有,我們需要拆開它本身的力量。

Source: Actor Dialogue

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

我盯着這些詞看了一會兒,試圖理清我的感受。

Source: Still Me (Me Before You #3)

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

但實際上,如果我們拆開它,嘉年華不僅僅是一個喝醉的藉口。

Source: 2022-2023-2 Academic Listening

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

泡沫的觸發因素是顯而易見的;解開造成它的可怕激勵措施將更加困難。

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,在處理關係或家庭中的問題時,這樣說話就比較愚蠢了。

Source: The school of life

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