Unfurling
“Unfurling” 指把卷起或折叠的东西展开,如 unfurling a flag(展开旗帜)、unfurling sails(扬帆)。也可喻指事物逐渐展现,如 unfurling a new strategy(推出新战略)。
- “The crew was unfurling the sails as the wind picked up.” (风大了起来,船员们正在扬帆。)
- “Spring is unfurling tiny green leaves along every branch.” (春天正让每根枝条绽出嫩绿的新叶。)
- “The company spent months unfurling its expansion plan across Asia.” (公司花了几个月在亚洲各地逐步推进扩张计划。)
“Unfurling” 由 un-(解开)与 furl(卷起,源自 furled sail 的航海用语)构成,furl 可能来自法语 ferler。
“un-” 表示“解开、反向”;“-furl” 为卷起的动作;“-ing” 为现在分词。
航海与仪式场景常见,如 unfurling a banner;在自然描写中 unfurling petals、unfurling ferns 富有诗意。
- 固定搭配: “unfurling a flag” (展开旗帜), “unfurling leaves” (舒展叶片)
- 原形: unfurl
- 反义: furling
“un + furl + ing”:把 furl(卷起)的动作 un(解开)——unfurling 就是正在展开。
“At dawn, they stood on deck unfurling the national flag as the harbor came into view.” (黎明时分,港口映入眼帘,他们站在甲板上展开国旗。)