the action of something that was wrapped tightly around itself becoming straight

An acoustic signal from the fishing boat triggers the unspooling of the fishing line. 渔船发出的声音信号触发了渔线自行解开。

the act of showing a film on a screen

"The Ten Commandments," half a century after its creation, still gets a regular prime-time network unspooling. 《十诫》在创制半个世纪后，仍在电视网的黄金时间定期播放。

the act of a story or an event developing, or becoming or being made known

The novel is more than another unspooling of life in the Hollywood shark-tank. 这部小说不只是另一部揭示好莱坞弱肉强食生活的作品。

Her grandmother's reaction to that telephone call sparked the gradual unspooling of a long-held family secret. 她的祖母对那通电话的反应点燃了揭开隐藏许久的家庭秘辛之火。