disentangle /ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡəl/ TEM8 ( disentangling, disentangled, disentangles )

• 1. 

  V-T If you disentangle a complicated or confused situation, you make it easier to understand or manage to understand it, by clearly recognizing each separate element. 理解(复杂混乱的状况)

  例：

  In this new book, Harrison brilliantly disentangles complex debates.

  在这本新书里，哈里森出色地在复杂的争论中理顺了头绪。

  例：

  It's impossible to disentangle the myth from reality.

  分清神话和现实是不可能的。

• 2. 

  V-T If you disentangle something or someone from an undesirable thing or situation, you separate it from that thing or remove it from that situation. 使摆脱

  例：

  They are looking at ways to disentangle him from this major policy decision.

  他们正在寻找把他从这项重大政治决定中解脱出来的办法。

• 3. 

  V-T If you disentangle something, you separate it from things that are twisted around it, or things that it is twisted or knotted around. 解开(缠绕物或结)

  例：

  She clawed at the bushes to disentangle herself.

  她抓开灌木丛，让自己脱身。