unfold

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

un·fold [unfold unfolds unfolded unfolding] BrE [ʌnˈfəʊld] NAmE [ʌnˈfoʊld] verb
1. transitive, intransitive ~ (sth) to spread open or flat sth that has previously been folded; to become open and flat
•to unfold a map
•She unfolded her arms.
Opp: ↑fold
2. intransitive, transitive to be gradually made known; to gradually make sth known to other people
•The audience watched as the story unfolded before their eyes.
•Dramatic events were about to unfold.
•~ sth (to sb) She unfolded her tale to us.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English unfealdan (from ↑un- and the verb ↑fold).

Example Bank:
•Now the full story was beginning to unfold.
•He unfolded his arms and stood up.
•She unfolded the letter and read it yet again.
•The audience watched the story unfold before their eyes.
•The collapsible ladder unfolds quickly and locks into place for added safety.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  spread, spread out, open, stretch, stretch out, extend, blossom, blossom out, blossom forth
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  fold, fold up, turn up