| 单词 | disconnect |
| 释义 | disconnect (dɪskənekt ) Word forms: disconnects , disconnecting , disconnected 1. verb To disconnect a piece of equipment means to separate it from its source of power or to break a connection that it needs in order to work. The device automatically disconnects the ignition when the engine is switched off. [VERB noun] Vicky Brown arrived home to find the men disconnecting her microwave. [VERB noun] She ran back to the phone. The line had been disconnected. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: deactivate, shut down, turn off, switch off 2. verb [usually passive] If you are disconnected by a gas, electricity, water, or telephone company, they turn off the connection to your house, usually because you have not paid the bill. You will be given three months to pay before you are disconnected. [be VERB-ed] 3. verb If you disconnect something from something else, you separate the two things. He disconnected the IV bottle from the overhead hook. [VERB noun + from] Synonyms: detach, separate, undo, part Collocations: disconnect a supply It threatened to seek a warrant of entry to fit a prepayment meter — or to disconnect the supply of gas and electricity for unpaid bills. Times, Sunday Times He said that water companies were vulnerable to bad debts among consumers because they were not permitted to disconnect their supply for non-payment. Times, Sunday Times And, unlike power suppliers, water firms are forbidden in law from disconnecting the supply. Times, Sunday Times On disconnecting the supply, the arc extinguishes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Begin by disconnecting the wires from the reversing-lights switch, unscrew it from the gearbox then reconnect the wires to the switch. Times, Sunday Times He disconnected the wires from his patrol's radio as he fell, meaning that the other soldiers could not immediately call for help. Times, Sunday Times Disconnect the wires; reconnect with nature. Times, Sunday Times Although the pain was excruciating, depression had so dulled his mind that he was shocked three more times before he thought to disconnect the wires. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 脱开 Japanese: 接続を断つ |
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