un·tie /-ˈtaɪ/
(vt.)解開(vi.)鬆開
Un·tie v. t.
1. To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of; as, to untie a knot.
Sacharissa's captive fain
Would untie his iron chain. --Waller.
Her snakes untied, sulphurous waters drink. --Pope.
2. To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind.
Though you untie the winds, and let them fight
Against the churches. --Shak.
All the evils of an untied tongue we put upon the accounts of drunkenness. --Jer. Taylor.
3. To resolve; to unfold; to clear.
They quicken sloth, perplexities untie. --Denham.
Un·tie, v. i. To become untied or loosed.
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untie
v 1: undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner" [syn: unbrace,
unlace] [ant: tie]
2: cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the
knot"; "loosen the necktie" [syn: undo, loosen]
[also: untying]