单词 | disable |
释义 | disableWord family (noun) ability ≠ inability disability (adjective) able ≠ unable disabled (verb) enable ≠ disable (adverb) ably From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Illness & disabilitydisabledis‧a‧ble /dɪsˈeɪbəl/ verb [transitive]1 MIDISABLEDto make someone unable to use a part of their body properly Carter was permanently disabled in the war.Grammar Disable is usually passive in this meaning.2 DESTROYBREAKto deliberately make a machine or piece of equipment impossible to use The virus will disable your computer. —disablement noun [countable, uncountable] —disabling adjective a disabling injury→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusdisable• Don had been permanently disabled in a car accident.• First, there was the groin strain that put him on the disabled list from April 28-May 12.• The robbers had disabled the bank's security system.• Somehow, the robbers were able to disable the gallery's alarm system.• Car-owners disable their vehicles every time they park. |
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