unwrap

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Thân thiện

Let's unwrap the gifts!

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To remove the outer covering or wrapping from something: The primary meaning refers to the physical action of taking off the material that encloses an object, such as paper, plastic, or cloth.
   • To reveal or make known something that was hidden or secret: A figurative meaning where "unwrap" describes the act of disclosing information, truth, or details that were previously concealed.

Usage and Examples

• Literal meaning (removing a cover):
  • Please unwrap the package carefully. (This instructs someone to remove the wrapping from a parcel.)
  • The children couldn't wait to unwrap their Christmas presents. (This describes the action of taking the wrapping off gifts.)
• Figurative meaning (revealing information):
  • The journalist's investigation helped unwrap the corruption scandal. (This means the investigation revealed or exposed the details of the scandal.)
  • The final chapter unwraps the mystery of the protagonist's past. (This indicates that the chapter discloses or reveals the secret.)

Advanced Usage

• "to unwrap oneself from something": To free or extricate oneself from a covering or a situation.
  • She unwrapped herself from the warm blanket. (She removed the blanket from around her body.)
• Used in computing and technology to describe the process of decoding or revealing data.
  • The software will unwrap the encrypted data packet. (The software will decode or reveal the contents of the data packet.)

Variants and Related Words

• Unwrapped (adjective): Describing something from which the wrapping has been removed.
  • The unwrapped gift sat on the table.
• Wrapper (noun): The material used to wrap something.
  • He threw the candy wrapper in the trash.
• Unwrap is the direct antonym of wrap (verb).

Synonyms

• Uncover: To remove a cover or to discover something hidden.
• Reveal: To make previously unknown information known.
• Expose: To lay something bare or to reveal something, often something negative or hidden.
• Open: To remove a seal or cover to access the contents.

Antonyms

• Wrap: To cover or enclose something in paper or other material.
• Conceal: To keep something secret or hidden.
• Cover: To place something over another object.

Phrasal Verbs and Related Constructions

• Unwrap from: To remove a wrapping that is surrounding something or someone.
  • He unwrapped the scarf from his neck.
• While "unwrap" itself is not typically part of many phrasal verbs, its meaning is central to phrases involving revelation or opening.

Related Idioms

• To unwrap the truth: To discover and reveal the true facts about a situation.
  • It took years for historians to unwrap the truth about the ancient manuscript.
• To unwrap a mystery: To solve and explain something that was puzzling or secret.
  • The detective's job was to unwrap the mystery surrounding the old mansion.

Học thuật

Verb

1. make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
   • The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold
   • The actress won't reveal how old she is
   • bring out the truth
   • he broke the news to her
   • unwrap the evidence in the murder case
2. remove the outer cover or wrapping of
   • Let's unwrap the gifts!
   • undo the parcel

Từ đồng nghĩa

• undo