untie
gb/ʌntˈaɪ/ us/ʌntˈaɪ/
B1
Angol
kiold, kibont, kicsomóz, eloldoz, elold
IGE
B1
1
Használati minta:
untie [something]
Can you help me untie this knot? It’s too tight.
Segítenél kioldani ezt a csomót? Túl szoros.
She bent down to untie her shoelaces before coming inside.
Lehajolt, hogy kioldja a cipőfűzőjét, mielőtt bejött.
He carefully untied the ribbon on the gift box.
Példák tanulóknak
I untied my shoes.
Kioldottam a cipőfűzőmet.
Please untie the ribbon.
Kérlek, oldd ki a szalagot.
Gyakori hiba:
Learners sometimes use *open* instead of *untie* for shoelaces; *open* is not used for knots.
Jelentés
undo a knot or bow
Szókapcsolatok
untie your shoelaces
|untie a knot
|untie a bow
|untie a ribbon
|untie the rope
|untie the string
|untie the package
|untie the bag
|untie a scarf
|untie your hair
Szinonimák
undo (Often used for knots and fastenings in general.)
|
unfasten (More general; not only for knots (e.g., buttons, straps).)
Antonimák
tie (To make a knot or bow.)
|
knot (To form a knot in a rope or string.)
Témák
daily_life
|clothing
|tools
Definíció
To make something not tied by undoing the knot.
To loosen and remove a knot or bow in a rope, string, shoelaces, etc., so it is no longer tied.
IGE
B2
2
Használati minta:
untie [someone/something] (from [something])
They untied the dog and let it run in the yard.
Eloldották a kutyát, és hagyták, hogy szaladgáljon az udvaron.
The magician asked a volunteer to untie his hands.
A bűvész megkért egy önkéntest, hogy oldozza el a kezét.
She untied the boat from the dock before pushing off.
Példák tanulóknak
He untied the dog.
Eloldotta a kutyát.
They untied her hands.
Eloldozták a kezét.
Gyakori hiba:
Don’t confuse *untie* (remove a rope/knot) with *release* (let someone go in general).
Jelentés
free someone or something bound
Szókapcsolatok
untie someone
|untie his hands
|untie her wrists
|untie the dog
|untie the boat
|untie the horse
|untie someone from a chair
|untie the prisoner
|untie the rope around
|untie the straps
Szinonimák
unbound (Focuses on removing bindings; less common in everyday speech.)
|
free (More general; may not specify that ropes or knots were involved.)
Antonimák
tie up (To bind or restrain with rope, string, etc.)
|
bind (To restrain by tying or wrapping tightly.)
Témák
daily_life
|animals
|safety
Definíció
To free someone or something that is tied.
To remove or loosen what is tying someone or something up, so that they are no longer bound or restrained.
Nyelvtan
Szótári alak
untie
IPA
GB/ʌntˈaɪ/
US/ʌntˈaɪ/
Szótagolás és hangsúly
un - tie (2 szótag)
Stress on 2nd syllable (tie)
Szóalakok
Verb
- Base: untie
- 3rd Person Singular: unties
- Present Participle: untying
- Past: untied
Kifejezések
untie someone’s hands
1/ʌntˈaɪ sˈʌmwˌʌnz hˈændz/
idiom
give someone freedom to act
To let someone do something without rules stopping them.
Példák
- If you untie her hands, she’ll find a faster way to finish the project.
- Budget cuts tied our hands, but the new funding will untie them.
- The manager untied the team’s hands and told them to choose their own tools.
Példák tanulóknak
- The boss untied my hands to solve the problem.
untie the knot
1/ʌntˈaɪ ðə nˈɑt/
idiom
literary
solve a complicated problem
To solve a difficult problem.
Példák
- It took a mediator to untie the knot between the two departments.
- We need to untie the knot of regulations before anything can change.
- Months of careful negotiation finally untied the knot.
untie the purse strings
1/ʌntˈaɪ ðə pˈɚs stɹˈɪŋz/
idiom
start spending money more freely
To be willing to spend money.
Példák
- The company finally untied the purse strings for staff training.
- We’re hoping the council will untie the purse strings and fund the repairs.
- After months of delays, investors untied the purse strings and the project moved forward.
Példák tanulóknak
- They untied the purse strings and bought new computers.