单词 | disengage |
释义 | disengagedisengage /ˌdɪsɪnˈgeɪdʒ/ verb 1[intransitive, transitive] if you disengage a machine or device, or if it disengages, it stops operating because two parts are separated from each other OPP engage: Disengage the gears before you start the car. The cruise control does not disengage when it should.2[intransitive] to deliberately stop being involved with a group or activity: disengage from The council pressured Pike to disengage from the project.3[intransitive, transitive] if an army disengages, or if someone disengages it, it stops fighting and removes its soldiers from the area OPP engage: Troops moved in Thursday to disengage the two warring factions.4[transitive] to separate something from something else that was holding it or connected to it: When you push the lever, you disengage the gears.disengage somebody/something from something Yoko disengaged herself from Alexander’s embrace.—disengagement noun [uncountable] |
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