单词 | disconnect |
释义 | disconnectn. Originally U.S. 1. An act or instance of disconnecting something; esp. a break of an electrical or telephone connection. ΚΠ 1905 A. V. Abbott Teleph. vi. v. 154 These signals must appear as a disconnect as soon as the receivers are replaced. 1958 Los Angeles Times 19 Aug. b4/2 Now if someone would only invent a telephone that would sift out unwanted calls with a disconnect on the first ring. 1987 E. H. J. Pallett Aircraft Electr. Syst. (ed. 3) ii. 40 When a disconnect has taken place, the indicator button is released from magnetic attraction. 2011 Total Telecom (Nexis) 13 Jan. Our students and facility were experiencing slow logons and frequent disconnects in their wireless service. 2. A lack of consistency, understanding, or agreement; a discrepancy. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > [noun] > inconsistency or contradiction > an instance of being inconsistent discrepancy1583 contradiction1608 inconsistency1647 inconsistent1652 inconsistence1655 counter-example1809 disconnect1982 1982 Parameters (U.S. Army War College) 12 34/2 The result was the same: a disconnect between the security policy and the military strategy needed to achieve the political objective. 1993 Coloradoan (Fort Collins) 16 Jan. a8/5 Experts on the presidency routinely talk about there being a ‘disconnect’ or ‘disengagement’ between what candidates promise on the campaign trail and what they say and do once they are elected. 2002 Business Week 5 Aug. 54/1 In a disturbing disconnect, Stanley Furniture Co...has seen furniture sales slide even as the housing industry has continued to boom. 2012 Independent 22 Mar. 54/5 The top brass sound markedly more hopeful than they were a few months ago. Still, there remains a disconnect between how the executive suite is feeling and the mood of the lads on the trading floor. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † disconnectadj. poetic. Obsolete. rare. Disconnected, disjointed. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > [adjective] > disjoining or disconnecting > not joined, united, or connected uncoupled1377 unjoined1538 unclosed1551 unknitting1587 ununited1587 unknit1603 incommunicated1646 discontiguous1656 incontiguous1660 open1686 inconnected1742 disconnected1751 incoherent1768 uncemented1783 unconnected1829 disaffiliated1839 disconnect1845 inarticulate1852 unarticulated1861 ununified1862 1845 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 2) 259 In shadowy glimpses, disconnect The story, flowerlike, closes thus its leaves. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2021). disconnectv. 1. transitive. To destroy the logical connection, sequence, or order of; to cause to become disjointed or incoherent. ΚΠ 1751 J. Roche Moravian Heresy i. 30 If [the text has] too many Words, then do they disconnect the Tenor, and confound the Sense. 1830 D. K. Sandford tr. F. Thiersch Greek Gram. clix. 308 In order not to curtail or disconnect the history of the digamma,..we shall add what is to be said of this letter in the middle of words, a subject belonging rather to the dialect than to the versification of Homer. 1891 Trans. National Eclectic Med. Assoc. 18 311 There may be distressing circumstances that disconnected the chain of thought. 1912 B. Hollander First Signs of Insanity xviii. 225 The chief mental characteristic of this disease..is a loss of mental inhibition and consequently a rapid, ill-regulated, and easily disconnected train of thought. 1926 H. O. Osgood in A. Clark Riffs & Choruses (2001) xi. 39 The melodic line is disjointed and disconnected by the accenting of the partial instead of the simple tone. 1989 A. Pierce & R. Pierce Expressive Movement xi. 177 Without a clear sense of phrase, the singsonginess of meter may rule,..and this can disconnect the thought. 2011 R. Egel in R. Egel et al. Origins of Life xii. 334 This not-yet-a-cell system had to be viable on its own..or else, not being viable itself would terminally disconnect the chain of continuity. 2. a. transitive. To break the physical connection of or between; to detach. Frequently with from. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separate [verb (transitive)] > disjoin, disunite, or disconnect unlime?c1225 unjoin1340 discouplec1440 disannex1459 disjoin1483 uncouplea1533 unjoint1565 sejoin1568 sejungate1578 unknit1580 disjoint1582 unlinkc1585 uncombine1595 disunite1598 sejunge1598 discombine1603 injoint1603 dislink1610 unthreada1616 unyokea1616 sejugate1623 disconnect1758 dijunge1768 unconnect1796 disally1864 1758 Gentleman's Mag. Suppl. 622/1 All the four great continents are for wise purposes disconnected from each other by tracts of sea. 1778 Ann. Reg. 1777 2/2 Whilst the possession of Hudson's river would establish and secure their communication with General Howe, it would equally sever and disconnect the southern and northern provinces. 1840 J. Timbs Year-bk. Facts Sci. & Art 34 The messenger..is carried along by the wind with sufficient force to disconnect one of the fastenings of the kite. 1892 Law Times Rep. 67 210/1 To disconnect the drains of the defendants from the sewer. 1945 D. Bolster Roll on my Twelve 13 But this cable had to be disconnected from the anchor in the first place with much hammering of securing-pins. 2012 S. A. O'Keefe Helius Legacy xlix. 276 Juan hopped in, disconnected the chain, and helped her out the back. b. transitive. To detach (an electrical device) from a power supply so that it will not operate. Also: to shut off or remove (a power supply) from an electrical device. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > circuit > device to open or close circuit > connect or disconnect [verb (transitive)] to turn on1824 disconnect1826 to turn down1855 switch1881 to put on1892 to turn off1892 key1929 1826 J. Farrar tr. J. B. Biot Elem. Electr. 172 When we disconnect the pile which has thus been kept in action for several days..we find that the metallic discs which compose it adhere to one another. 1890 W. Slingo & A. Brooker Electr. Engin. xvii. 725 The way in which it [sc. the cut-out] affords this protection is by automatically disconnecting the circuit when the current..exceeds a certain predetermined limit. 1907 Motor Boat 4 July 440/2 The battery must be disconnected and the magneto ‘shorted’. 1952 Pop. Mech. Oct. 204 Especially at night when the lights must be used, the regulator can be disconnected from the circuit so that the generator will charge. 2004 D. V. Rosatto et al. Blow Molding Handbk. (rev. ed.) xi. 532 Any adjustment to the knife or drive system should be made with the machine off and power disconnected. c. transitive. To terminate the connection of (a person) to a telephone call or computer link, or of (a telephone, computer, etc.) to a system or network. Also: to terminate (a telephone call or computer link) by breaking the connection. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > communicate with by telephone [verb (transitive)] > break off connection with disconnect1877 to hang up on1928 to cut off1932 1877 Cape Ann Advertiser (Gloucester, Mass.) 16 Mar. 1/6 Perkins telephoned to his wife that he was engaged and turned around to talk business without disconnecting the instrument. 1878 Daily Evening Bull. (San Francisco) 16 Feb. 2/4 After Smith concludes his conversation with Jones, he signals the operator to disconnect him from the latter's wire. 1926 H. C. Clifford In Days that are Dead 61 The last words came with a rush, and then the telephone was disconnected. 1944 Telephone Switchboard Operating Procedure (U.S. War Dept.) 18 Supervise and disconnect the call in the usual manner. 1985 InfoWorld (Nexis) 23 Apr. 63 If you get disconnected, you should immediately reestablish the connection and either continue or log off. 1997 J. S. Millstein et al. Doing Business on Internet 9-4 Connecting computers to, or disconnecting them from, the Internet are tasks that are easily accomplished. 2005 1to1 Mag. Oct. 18/2 Throughout the ordeal she was disconnected, put on hold, and transferred to the Spanish language line. d. intransitive. To terminate a telephone connection or computer link. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > communicate by telephone [verb (intransitive)] > end connection disconnect1879 to ring off1882 to hang up1911 1879 Argus (Melbourne) 6 Dec. 4/5 When they have finished their talk, a signal to the operator at the switch board directs him to disconnect. 1935 Boys' Life May 13/3 Mulligan..put a call through to headquarters. At last, with a satisfied grunt, he disconnected. 1977 Computerworld 14 Nov. 26/4 At 1:05 into the session the system disconnects loudly because of a faulty charge number key-in. 1995 Campus Computing & Communications May 25/3 To disconnect, press 1. If you'd like to leave a message for someone else, press 2. 2007 D. Gookin Find Gold in Windows Vista 224/2 You don't have to disconnect from a wireless network... I simply turn off the laptop or shut the lid. That's enough to disconnect. 3. transitive. To put an end to the association or relationship of (a person or thing) with something or someone; to disunite, separate from; to disassociate. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > separation or isolation > separate or isolate [verb (transitive)] > free or detach from association disassociate1598 disconnect1770 1770 E. Burke Thoughts Present Discontents 66 It is not easy to foresee, what the effect would be, of disconnecting with Parliament, the greatest part of those who hold civil employments. 1840 T. Hood Up Rhine 207 It was impossible to disconnect him with old clothes, and oranges. 1862 Chambers's Jrnl. 19 Apr. 245/1 If you scrupulously disconnect the first lessons from all the previous incidents of child-life,..you disgust your pupils with study. 1921 Ld. Rosebery Miscellanies I. 304 He must have felt some uneasiness at disconnecting himself with so popular a colleague. 1970 Changing Times Aug. 38/2 Retirement disconnects him from his customary daily role and companions. 2011 S. Turkle Alone Together Concl. 283 When technology is a symptom, it disconnects us from our real struggles. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separate, come, or go apart [verb (intransitive)] > become disjoined or disconnected discombine1603 unlink1642 disunite1675 unknit1748 unjoint1777 disconnect1790 disarticulate1830 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 142 Thus the commonwealth itself would..crumble away, be disconnected into the dust and powder of individuality. View more context for this quotation 1810 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1838) V. 611 They shall not induce me to disconnect my army. 5. intransitive. To withdraw from society, reality, etc.; to become disengaged. ΚΠ 1961 N. Hentoff Jazz Life xi. 191 It was the combination..of exhaustion after several days without sleep, the fact that he disconnected at first, and the fact that he was away from New York. 1972 N.Y. Mag. 21 Aug. 38/2 After the bust, I disconnected for a while. 1991 G. Dyer But Beautiful 38 If something went wrong and he felt threatened he'd disconnect very suddenly, shut himself off like a light. 2006 M. Ireland What is God waiting For? ii. 45 In a divine delay, we tend to disconnect and sink into a state of emotional numbness. Compounds attributive. Designating a component or control which serves to disconnect a device or terminate a connection, as disconnect button, disconnect mechanism, disconnect switch, etc. ΚΠ 1895 U.S. Patent 544,545 3/1 It is customary to provide at the receiving office a ‘disconnect-signal’ to notify the operator..that the trunk-line has been disconnected at the calling office from the subscriber. 1904 Telephony Apr. 259/1 The supervisory relay..directly actuates the disconnect mechanism. 1918 Electr. Rev. 24 Aug. 300/1 There are many instances where it is desired to be able to disconnect apparatus and yet where installing disconnect switches adds materially to the cost. 1948 Pop. Mech. Sept. 128/1 The disconnect feature prevents accidental shock to curious children or careless adults. 1991 Which? Nov. 633/1 With a one-piece you can accidentally press the disconnect button while talking. 2005 K. Stuckey California xvi. 306 Bear popped the steering wheel off with the disconnect lever and threw it up on the dash. 2013 Capital (Annapolis, Maryland) (Nexis) 14 Jan. 5 A neighbor was driving by and noticed flames shooting off the air conditioner's disconnect switch. Derivatives discoˈnnectable adj. capable of being disconnected; detachable. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > [adjective] > disjoining or disconnecting > disjoined, disunited, or disconnected > able to be sejungible1659 disjungible1676 disconnectablea1884 quick-disconnect1948 a1884 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl. 14/2 The engines are disconnectable, so that one only may be worked when necessary for repairs or for other reason. 1949 Pop. Sci. Mar. 244/2 It has disconnectable hinges on each gunwale that are self-locking. 1974 San Mateo (Calif.) Times 3 Aug. (Family Weekly Mag.) 5/1 Keeping friendships bland and readily disconnectable seems harder on women than on men. 2001 Energy Jrnl. 22 122 It is mainly the pulp and paper industry and the mechanical engineering industry that use this type of disconnectable boiler system. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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