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解开… 的纠结；理出…的头绪，弄明白；解决；使不再紊乱
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Davy had finished ravelling out his herring net 戴维已经解开鲱鱼网的缠结
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figurative 〈喻〉sleep ravelled out the tangles of his mind. 睡眠使他紊乱的思绪恢复了平静。
confuse or complicate (a question or situation)
使（问题，情形）混乱，使（问题，情形）错综复杂；使纠缠，使纠结。
〈罕〉 纠结；串，丛，簇；结
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a lovely yellow ravel of sunflowers. 一簇可爱的黄色向日葵。
Maurice (Joseph) (1875—1937), French composer. Noted for their colourful orchestration, his works have a distinctive tone and make use of unresolved dissonances. Notable works:
拉威尔，莫里斯（·约瑟夫）（１８７５—１９３７，法国作曲家，作品以丰富多彩的管弦乐作曲法著称，具有鲜明的音质，并利用了模糊的不谐和音；代表作品：芭蕾舞曲《达夫尼斯与克洛埃》［１９１２］ ，管弦乐曲《波莱罗》［１９２８］ ）。
"late Middle English （in the sense ‘entangle, confuse’）： probably from Dutch
