[VERB 动词]解开;松开;打开 If you undo something that is closed, tied, or held together, or if you undo the thing holding it, you loosen or remove the thing holding it.
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I managed secretly to undo a corner of the parcel...
我悄悄地设法解开了包裹的一角。
I undid the bottom two buttons of my yellow and grey shirt...
我解开了自己黄灰相间的衬衫上最下面的两个纽扣。
Some clamps that had held the device together came undone.
用来将装置夹在一起的一些夹子松开了。
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[VERB 动词]撤销;抵消;消除 To undo something that has been done means to reverse its effect.
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A heavy-handed approach from the police could undo that good impression...
警方采取高压手段可能会毁掉之前留下的好印象。
She knew it would be difficult to undo the damage that had been done...
她知道想要消除已经造成的损害是很难的。
If Michael won, he would undo everything I have fought for.
如果迈克尔赢了,那我一直以来努力争取的一切都将白费。
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[VERB 动词]破坏;毁掉 If a person, organization, or plan is undone by something, that thing causes their failure.
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[usu passive]
They were undone by a goal from John Barnes...
约翰·巴恩斯的一粒进球使他们落败。
Macbeth is the story of a Scottish soldier who becomes king but is undone by his own ambition.
《麦克白》讲述的是一个苏格兰士兵当上了国王,却毁于自己的野心。
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undo★/ʌnˈduː; NAmEʌnˈduː/verb(un·does/ʌnˈdʌz; NAmEʌnˈdʌz/un·did/ʌnˈdɪd; NAmEʌnˈdɪd/un·done/ʌnˈdʌn; NAmEʌnˈdʌn/)1★undosth to open sth that is fastened, tied or wrapped 打开;解开;拆开◆to undo a button/knot/zip, etc.解开钮扣、解开绳结、拉开拉锁等◆to undo a jacket/shirt, etc.解开上衣、衬衫等◆I undid the package and took out the books.我打开包裹取出书来。OPPdo up2undosth to cancel the effect of sth 消除,取消,废止(某事的影响)◆He undid most of the good work of the previous manager.他把前任经理的大部份功绩都毁掉了。◆It's not too late to try and undosome of the damage.想办法补救部份损失还为时不晚。◆UNDO (= a command on a computer that cancels the previous action)撤销(计算机的还原指令)3[usually passive ]undosb/sth ( formal) to make sb/sth fail 打败;挫败◆The team was undone by the speed and strength of their opponents.这个队伍被对手的速度和体力打败了。undoundoesundidundoingundoneundo/ʌnˈduː; NAmEʌnˈduː/un·does/ʌnˈdʌz; NAmEʌnˈdʌz/un·did/ʌnˈdɪd; NAmEʌnˈdɪd/un·done/ʌnˈdʌn; NAmEʌnˈdʌn/
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undoun‧do /ʌnˈduː/ ●●○ verb (past tense undid /-ˈdɪd/, past participle undone /-ˈdʌn/, third person singular undoes /-ˈdʌz/) [transitive]
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1to open something that is tied, fastened, or wrapped: The screws can be undone by hand. I undid the package carefully.undo your jacket/shirt/bra etc He undid his coat.► see thesaurus at
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2to try to remove the bad effects of something you have done: We cannot undo the damage of a lifetime in only 30 days. If a medicine is taken again too soon, it may undo all the good that has been done.3technical to remove the effect of your previous action on a computer
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