disentangle
v
1 [Tn] make (rope, hair, etc) straight and free of knots 將(繩索、 毛發等)理直并解開其結子, 理順.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth/sb (from sth) free sth/sb from sth that hooks into it/him 使某事物[某人]擺脫開鉤絆之物
He tried to disentangle himself (from the bushes into which he had fallen). 他竭力(從他跌入的灌木叢中)掙脫出來.
(fig 比喻) I wish I could disentangle myself from Jill, ie from my relationship with her. 我希望能擺脫跟吉爾的關系.
disentangle the truth from a mass of lies 把真話和一大堆謊言區分開.