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Disengage N ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒ ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt   [V Army Verb V

The word "disengage" means to detach or unfasten something, or for a military force to withdraw from conflict.

The word "disengage" means to detach or unfasten something, or for a military force to withdraw from conflict.

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disengage
/dɪ̱sɪnge͟ɪʤ/
1
[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)脱离;(使)松开;解开;拆开 If you disengage something, or if it disengages, it becomes separate from something which it has been attached to.
  [V n]
  [V pron-refl from n]
  [V]
  [Also V n from n]
  • She disengaged the film advance mechanism on the camera...

    她松开了照相机上的送片装置。

  • John gently disengaged himself from his sister's tearful embrace...

    约翰轻轻推开抱着他哭泣的妹妹。

  • His front brake cable disengaged.

    他的前轮刹车索断了。

2
[VERB 动词](军队)撤军 If an army disengages from an area, it withdraws from that area.
  [V from n]
  [V]
  • ...the evident desire of both superpowers to disengage from Afghanistan...

    两个超级大国都想从阿富汗地区撤军的明显意愿

  • More vigorous action is needed to force the federal army to disengage.

    需要更强有力的行动来迫使联邦军队撤军。


Oxford dis·en·gage / ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒ ; NAmE ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒ / verb 1 [transitive ,  intransitive ] ( formal) to free sb/sth from the person or thing that is holding them or it; to become free (使)脱离,松开;解脱 disengageyourself (from sb/sth) ◆ She gently disengaged herself from her sleeping son. 她轻轻地放下怀中熟睡的儿子。 ◆ ( figurative) They wished to disengage themselves from these policies. 他们希望能摆脱这些政策的束缚。 disengage(sth/sb) (from sth/sb) ◆ to disengage the clutch (= when driving a car) (开车时)松开离合器 ◆ We saw the booster rockets disengage and fall into the sea. 我们看到火箭助推器脱落后坠入大海。 2 [intransitive ,  transitive ] disengage(sth) ( technical 术语 ) if an army disengagesor sb disengagesit, it stops fighting and moves away (使)停止交战,脱离接触 ☞compare
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▶ dis·en·gage·ment / ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt ; NAmE ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt / noun [uncountable ] disengage disengages disengaged disengaging
dis·en·gage / ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒ ; NAmE ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒ / dis·en·gage·ment / ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt ; NAmE ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt /
LDC
disengagedis‧en‧gage /ˌdɪsənˈɡeɪdʒ/ verb
Verb Table
Examples
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1[transitive] to move so that you are not touching or holding someonedisengage yourself Sally found it difficult to disengage herself from his embrace.2[intransitive, transitive] if you disengage something, especially a part of a machine, or if it disengages, you make it move away from another part that it was connected to OPP  engage:  Disengage the gears when you park the car. He tapped in the code and the lock disengaged.3[intransitive] to stop being involved or interested in somethingdisengage from Too many young people disengage from learning.4[intransitive, transitive] if two armies disengage, they stop fighting OPP  engage—disengagement noun [uncountable]
WDF

disengage

[ˌdɪsɪnˈgeɪdʒ]disengaged, disengaging, disengages

GRE
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VERB14163
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Spoken:

118181158
disengaged[343]
解除(36%),解开(32%),使脱离(32%)
vt.使脱离;解开;解除
vi.脱出;松开

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