disintegration
noun[U]
uk/dɪˌsɪn.tɪˈɡreɪ.ʃən/us/ˌdɪs.ɪn.t̬əˈɡreɪ.ʃən/theprocessof somethingbecomingweakeror beingdestroyedbybreakingintosmallerpartsorpieces:
解体Theseterroristsaretryingtobringabout a disintegrationofthestate.这些恐怖分子正试图导致国家的解体。
Childrenleavingtofindworkin thecitiesmightleadtofamilydisintegration.孩子们离家去城市找工作,这可能会导致家庭的解体。
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disintegrate
- She wastraumatizedby thebrutalitythataccompaniedthe disintegration of herformercountry.
- Hebelieveswe areseeingthegradualdisintegration oforderinoursociety.
- Shesurvivedthe disintegration of hermarriageand thechallengeofraisingfivechildren.
- Hebroughtbackorderandstrengthto acountrythat was on theedgeofruinand disintegration.
- Floatingiceshelvesin theAntarctichaveundergonespectacularlyrapiddisintegration over the pastdecade.
Tearing and breaking into pieces
- apart
- asunder
- bobble
- bobbly
- break(something)off
- catch
- crack
- fall apart
- fragment
- fragmentation
- fragmented
- frayed
- in piecesidiom
- rip
- split
- sunder
- tearsomethingapart
- tearsomethingup
- teardown
- torn