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单词 demobilize
释义 de·mobilize
\(ˈ)dē, də̇+\ transitive verb
Usage: see -ize
Etymology: de- + mobilize
1.
 a. : to put on a peacetime footing or in a condition not prepared for war
  < ships returning to port to be demobilized >
 b. : to disband or break up the organization of (as troops)
  < the reserves were demobilized at once >
  < one of his best bands, demobilized a few years ago, was a powerhouse … outfit — Wilder Hobson >
 c. : to discharge from service with the armed forces
  < he was demobilized in 1919 with the grade of captain — Current Biography >
2. : to remove restrictions from : relax the governing rules and regulations of
 < it allows us to mobilize and demobilize our industrial combinations according to the actual necessities of the day — T.W.Arnold >
 < we shall never demobilize the more highly integrated control that now exists over banking, credit, and the securities markets — New Republic >
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