词汇精选：unfold的用法和辨析
一、详细释义：
v.
展开，摊开，打开 [I,T]
例句：
When you sit down at the table, you can take your napkin, unfold it and put it on your lap.
你坐下吃饭时，可以拿起餐巾，把它展开，放在膝部。
例句：
He quickly unfolded the blankets and spread them on the mattress.
他迅速展开毯子，铺在床垫上。
开展，发展 [I,T]
例句：
Don's story unfolded as the cruise got under way.
随着航行的开始，唐的故事也随之开展。
例句：
Mr Wills unfolds his story with evident enjoyment.
威尔斯先生喜形于色地讲述自己的经历。
显露，呈现 [I,T]
例句：
His talents have unfolded since then.
他的才华开始显现。
例句：
Only in the love of those who do not serve a purpose, love begins to unfold.
只有在不掺杂个人目的的爱中，爱才开始显露出来。
二、词义辨析：
unfold,open
这两个动词均有“打开”之意。unfold主要指把原来包好、卷好或叠好的东西再打开。open普通用词，指把原来关起来或盖紧的东西打开。
三、参考例句：
How did this suppression unfold over time?
这种抑制效应如何随时间呈现出来？
The audience watched the story unfold before their eyes.
观众看着故事在眼前展开。
That's how life tends to unfold before us.
生活就是这样在我们前面展开。
I would rather withhold than uphold you unfold the gold foil on the threshold.
我宁愿扣留而不支持你展开黄金箔在门槛上。
Cross your right hand from the top to the bottom then quickly unfold your arms.
然后右手交叉从顶部到底部，再迅速展开双臂。
A new form of education may indeed unfold due to such human endeavors in the quarter century ahead.
由于这类人的努力，新的教育形式可能会在前方1/4个世纪真正展开。
When you sit down at the table, you can take your napkin, unfold it and put it on your lap.
你坐下吃饭时，可以拿起餐巾，把它展开，放在膝部。
Letting things unfold naturally is more fun than complaining to your roommate every night about how underutilized and underappreciated you are.
比起每晚向室友抱怨公司多么屈才，还是抱着平常心让工作自然展开来得有趣。
I love to plop down on a park bench with a notebook and coffee, watching the busy city life unfold before me.
我喜欢拿着笔记本和咖啡，扑通一声坐在公园的长凳上，观看我面前繁忙的城市生活。
In 2014, we were struck by the death of a beloved comedian, and watched news unfold about a horrific plane crash and a terrifying disease.
2014年，我们被这位我们深爱的喜剧演员的死亡触动了，看着那起恐怖的坠机新闻层层展开，还有令人恐惧的疾病。
