dismantle

US [dɪsˈmænt(ə)l]
UK [dɪs'mænt(ə)l]
  • v.拆开;取消
  • Web拆除;拆卸;分解
Simple Present:dismantles  Present Participle:dismantling  Past Tense:dismantled  
Dismantle
v.
1.
~ sth
拆开,拆卸(机器或结构)to take apart a machine or structure so that it is in separate pieces
I had to dismantle the engine in order to repair it.
我得把发动机拆开来修理。
The steel mill was dismantled piece by piece.
钢厂已经一块块拆散了。
2.
~ sth
(逐渐)废除,取消to end an organization or system gradually in an organized way
The government was in the process of dismantling the state-owned industries.
政府正在着手逐步废除国有企业。

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