unravel and arrange; elaborate systematically
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to unravel and arrange silk threads; to analyze and develop systematically; to elaborate
literaryOriginally a textile term meaning to draw out and arrange silk fibers; now used figuratively in literary and academic contexts to mean systematic analysis or exposition of ideas. Often found in formal writing and literary criticism.
Xué学
zhě者
men们
duì对
zhè这
bù部
gǔ古
jí籍
jìn进
xíng行
le了
xì细
zhì致
de的
chōu抽
yì绎
，
fā发
jué掘
chū出
qí其
zhōng中
shēn深
céng层
de的
zhé哲
xué学
sī思
xiǎng想
。
Scholars conducted a meticulous analysis of this ancient text, uncovering its deep philosophical ideas.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
chōu抽
yì绎
le了
zuò作
zhě者
shí十
nián年
lái来
duì对
měi美
xué学
wèn问
tí题
de的
sī思
kǎo考
。
This article systematically elaborates the author's ten years of reflection on aesthetic problems.
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Tā他
bǎ把
zhè这
xiē些
fù复
zá杂
de的
cái材
liào料
chōu抽
yì绎
chéng成
qīng清
xī晰
de的
lǐ理
lùn论
kuàng框
jià架
。
He unraveled these complex materials into a clear theoretical framework.