Unwrap

(verb.) 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'.

(verb.) remove the outer cover or wrapping of; 'Let's unwrap the gifts!'; 'undo the parcel'.

赫克托整理

• Carefully he unwrapped it, removing layer after layer of leaves until at length he held a photograph in his hand. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• Rinaldi was not in the room but his things were there and I sat down on the bed and unwrapped my puttees and took the shoe off my right foot. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• He unwrapped it, and showed Anna a large volume. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• He unwrapped no mummies as Cambyses had done; he took no liberties with Apis, the sacred bull of Memphis. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.

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