音频下载[点击右键另存为]今天大家要学的词是 unravel.
活动人士在华盛顿国会大厦高举弹劾特朗普总统的标语（2019年9月26日）
Unravel 的原意是拆解（线团等），引申出来是指揭开谜团，弄清事实。 也有计划、收获被破坏的意思。The whistleblower's complaint on the Trump-Ukraine phone call that has all but unraveled, sparked the House Democrats' impeachment inquiry. 举报人对特朗普总统与乌克兰总统电话通话的指控几乎还没搞了解，就引发了众议院民主党人的弹劾问询。
The office-sharing startup WeWork had been counting on an initial public offering and a contingent $6 billion loan to meet its cash needs, but that plan unraveled amid questions about its future profitability. 共享办公室的初创公司WeWork一直期望通过初次公开募股和一笔60亿USD的应对贷款来满足其现金需要，但因为其将来盈利能力遭到质疑，这一计划落了空。
