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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++un·roll /ʌnˈrəʊl $ -ˈroʊl/ verb [intransitive, transitive]  to open something that was in the shape of a ball or tube, and make it flat, or to become open in this way (使)展开;摊开,铺开 OPP roll up He unrolled the carpet. 他铺开地毯。→ See Verb table
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unrollHe unrolled a bit of green carpet and laid out a ring made of red and white rounds of painted wood.While we were admiring the rugs, the shopkeeper started to unroll a splendid carpet.The mats are unrolled and laid between the joists, while the granular insulation is just poured on to the boards.It made me think of a Bedouin taking out his prayer carpet and unrolling it in the vastness of the desert.They were at the top of the hill and Foinmen's Plain had unrolled itself before them.We unrolled our sleeping bags and went to sleep.He unrolled the map and spread it on the table.I unrolled the mattress on the dusty tile floor, flopped down on it and lay there close to tears.As the months unrolled, the protocols changed, becoming briefer and more efficient.Paige turned her back on him, unrolling the sleeping-bag and removing her boots.We travel the world with our gym bags and prayer rugs, unrolling them in the transit lounges.
un·roll verbChineseSyllable
something the Corpus in shape that open of to was


unroll
unroll /ʌnˈrəʊl $ -ˈroʊl/ verb [intransitive and transitive]
 Word Family: verb: roll, unroll; noun: roll, roller; adjective: rolling
to open something that was in the shape of a ball or tube, and make it flat, or to become open in this way
   OPP  roll up:
    He unrolled the carpet.


un·rollBrE /ʌnˈrəʊl/ 🔊NAmE /ʌnˈroʊl/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they unroll BrE /ʌnˈrəʊl/ 🔊 NAmE /ʌnˈroʊl/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it unrolls BrE /ʌnˈrəʊlz/ 🔊 NAmE /ʌnˈroʊlz/ 🔊past simple unrolled BrE /ʌnˈrəʊld/ 🔊 NAmE /ʌnˈroʊld/ 🔊past participle unrolled BrE /ʌnˈrəʊld/ 🔊 NAmE /ʌnˈroʊld/ 🔊 -ing form unrolling BrE /ʌnˈrəʊlɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ʌnˈroʊlɪŋ/ 🔊 [transitive, intransitive] ~ (sth) if you unroll paper, cloth, etc. that was in a roll or if it unrolls, it opens and becomes flat (使纸张、织物等)展开,摊开,铺开We unrolled our sleeping bags. 我们打开了睡袋。🔊🔊   compare roll verb (5) [intransitive] (of events 事情) to happen one after another in a series 相继出现;连续发生We watched the events unroll before the cameras. 我们眼看着事态的发展一一呈现在镜头前。🔊🔊