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单词 disintegrate
释义 dis·integrate
\də̇s+\ verb
Etymology: dis- + integrate
transitive verb
1. : to break or decompose (something) into constituent elements or into parts
 < their attacks gradually disintegrated the government >
2.
 a. : to reduce (rock) to particulate matter (as by weathering)
 b. : to shatter (as a building) suddenly into bits (as by exploding)
 c. : to cause disintegration of (an atomic nucleus)
intransitive verb
1. : to break or separate into constituent elements or parts
 < with the rise of nationalism, the colonial empires disintegrated >
2.
 a. of rock : to become reduced to particulate matter usually through the action of natural forces
  < the older strata gradually disintegrate >
 b. of a structure : to shatter suddenly : fly to bits
  < the flaming building suddenly disintegrated >
  < the plane hit the ground and disintegrated >
 c. : to deteriorate by or as if by breaking into constituent parts
  < asked if he thought theater was disintegrating — Louise Mace >
  < an actor long since disintegrated by the blacklist — Murray Kempton >
  < the disintegrating features of an aging woman — Philip Wylie >
 d. : to undergo disintegration — used of an atomic nucleus, a neutron, or a meson
Synonyms: see decay
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