单词 | dismember |
释义 | dismember From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdismemberdis‧mem‧ber /dɪsˈmembə $ -ər/ verb [transitive]1 PIECEto cut a body into pieces or tear it apart2 PG formal to divide a country, area, or organization into smaller parts SYN break up —dismemberment noun [uncountable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusdismember• The Breton lady had been dismembered.• His dismembered body was dumped near Hoover Dam.Origin dismember (1300-1400) Old French desmembrer, from membre “arm or leg” |
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