vt. 解开

vi. 松开

Untie \Un*tie"\, v. t. [AS. unt[=y]gan. See 1st {Un-}, and
{Tie}, v. t.]
1. To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to
disengage the parts of; as, to untie a knot.

Sacharissa's captive fain
Would untie his iron chain. --Waller.

Her snakes untied, sulphurous waters drink. --Pope.

2. To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to
unbind.

Though you untie the winds, and let them fight
Against the churches. --Shak.

All the evils of an untied tongue we put upon the
accounts of drunkenness. --Jer. Taylor.

3. To resolve; to unfold; to clear.

They quicken sloth, perplexities untie. --Denham.


Untie \Un*tie"\, v. i.
To become untied or loosed.