dismember

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vt. 割断手足, 支解, 分割

发音

其它 /ˌdɪsˈmɛmbə(ɹ)/

词形变化

dismembered dismembereth dismembering dismembers 三单 dismembers dismembering 现在分词 dismembered 过去式 dismembered 过去分词

别名

dismembre

教材释义与例句

动词

肢解，割断手足；分割，瓜分

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To remove the limbs of.

    断手足

    支解

    肢解

    及物

    Death by drawing and quartering usually dismembered the condemned person.

  2. 2.

    To cut or otherwise divide something into pieces.

    及物

    The killer methodically dismembered the bodies of his victims.

    The American Civil War nearly dismembered the Union.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 2

take apart discerp

上位词 4

kill part separate divide

词源

From Middle English, from Old French desmembrer, from des- (“de-”) + membre (“limb”) + -er (“verbal suffix”).

来源：wiktionary