音标：['rævәl]
vt. 使纠缠, 使混乱, 拆开, 弄清
vi. 散开, 解除
n. 纠缠的一团, 散纱
在线英汉词典
ravel的短语、例句：
ravel
v
(-ll-; US also -l-)
1 [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p]
~ (sth) (up) (cause threads or fibres to) tangle and become knotted （使线或纤维）缠结.
2 [I] (of woven or knitted fabric) separate into threads; become untwisted; fray （使编织物或编结物）散成线, 绽线
Bind the edge of the rug so that it won´t ravel. 给地毯镶个边以免开线. Cf 参看 unravel 1.
ravel