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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)。

  1. “The crew was unfurling the sails as the wind picked up.” (风大了起来,船员们正在扬帆。)
  2. “Spring is unfurling tiny green leaves along every branch.” (春天正让每根枝条绽出嫩绿的新叶。)
  3. “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。)