Unwind

unwind v (pt, pp unwound /- 5waUnd; -`waJnd/) 1 [I, Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (from sth) (cause sth to) become drawn out from a roll, ball, etc （使某物）从卷状或团状等展开; 解开（卷绕之物） unwind a ball of string, a reel of thread, a roll of bandage, etc 解开一团细绳、 一卷线、 一卷 带等 He unwound the scarf from his neck. 他从脖子上解下围巾. 2 [I] (infml 口) relax after a period of work or tension （工作或紧张之後）放松, 松弛 Reading is a good way to unwind. 阅读是休息的好方式. After a few drinks, he began to unwind, ie to talk more freely. 他喝了几杯酒, 话就多起来了.