unspooling
noun [ C or S ] uk/ʌnˈspuː.lɪŋ/ us/ʌnˈspuː.lɪŋ/
(BECOMING/MAKING STRAIGHT)
（将原本卷起来的某物）解开，展开
the action of something that was wrapped tightly around itself becoming straight
An acoustic signal from the fishing boat triggers the unspooling of the fishing line. 渔船发出的声音信号触发了渔线自行解开。
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- Researchers found that the simple unspooling of a roll ofSellotape produces X-rays.
(FILM/STORY/EVENT)
（电影的）上映，播放
the act of showing a film on a screen
"The Ten Commandments," half a century after its creation, still gets a regular prime-time network unspooling. 《十诫》在创制半个世纪后，仍在电视网的黄金时间定期播放。
（故事）展开|揭开
the act of a story or an event developing, or becoming or being made known
The novel is more than another unspooling of life in the Hollywood shark-tank. 这部小说不只是另一部揭示好莱坞弱肉强食生活的作品。
Her grandmother's reaction to that telephone call sparked the gradual unspooling of a long-held family secret. 她的祖母对那通电话的反应点燃了揭开隐藏许久的家庭秘辛之火。
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- Life is an endless unspooling of art, of acting, of painting, of architecture.
- Does the idea make sense? Of course not. But that doesn't stop the unspooling of a goofy plot.
- Lyrics and libretto are the unspooling of a story.