disengage
verb
formaluk/ˌdɪs.ɪŋˈɡeɪdʒ/us/ˌdɪs.ɪŋˈɡeɪdʒ/[IorT]
tobecomephysicallyseparatedfrom something, or to make two thingsbecomephysicallyseparated:
(使)脱离,(使)松开Thedoorwas disengagedfromone ofitshinges.门上的一个铰链松开了。
[T]
toswitchoff thecontrolof something:
(使)摆脱约束(或控制)Theautopilothad been disengaged.自动驾驶仪已经关闭。
[T]
If you disengage theclutchof acar, youstopthepowerproducedby theenginebeingconnectedto thewheels.
松开(离合器)[IorT]
tostopbeinginvolvedin something, or tostopsomeone beinginvolvedin something:
Theyrecognizedthat thecountrywouldreviveonly if itthoroughlydisengagedfromthechaosof theoldregime.
Bothchildren, disengaging themselvesfromtheirgame, came to herside.
Isolating and separating
- at one/this etc. removeidiom
- Brexit
- compartmentalization
- compartmentalize
- conesomethingoff
- estrangement
- free-floating
- hard Brexitidiom
- insulation
- insulator
- rope
- ropesomething/somewhereoff
- screensomethingoff
- seclude
- segregate
- uncouple
- wrench
- wrenching
- zonal
- zonally
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