1[intransitiveI, transitiveT]TAKE something FROM SOMEWHERE to take everything out of a box, bag, suitcase etc 打開〔盒子、包、手提箱等〕取出〔物品〕
I haven’t had a chance to unpack yet.
我還沒來得及打開行李。
She unpacked her suitcase and headed for the beach.
她取出手提箱裏的東西,往海灘那邊去了。
Maggie carefully unpacked the gifts she had bought.
瑪吉小心翼翼地打開她買的禮物。
2[transitiveT] to make an idea or problem easier to understand by considering all the parts of it separately 分析,剖析
Some of the issues surrounding mental illness have been unpacked in Chapter 3.
一些有關精神疾病的問題已在第 3 章作了分析。
Examples from the Corpus
unpack• He said they were going to be unpacked.• But then one Fridaynight when I was unpacking all my things I started up an argument with Zen.• I've got my lot to unpack as well.• As he unpacked, he watched the news, Tranformer cartoons and a talk show.• The fingerprintexpert was unpacking his bag.• By early afternoon he has unpacked nearly all the boxes and stacked them in the hall.• When at last she put the receiver down and went into the kitchen she found that Edward had unpacked the shopping.