英语词汇“dismember”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

dismemberdismember /dɪsˈmɛmbɚ/ verb [transitive] formal

ETYMOLOGYdismember

Origin: 1300-1400 Old French desmembrer, from membre arm or leg

VERB TABLE

dismember

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	dismember
	he, she, it	dismembers
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	dismembered
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have dismembered
	he, she, it	has dismembered
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had dismembered
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will dismember
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have dismembered

Continuous Form
Present	I	am dismembering
	he, she, it	is dismembering
	you, we, they	are dismembering
Past	I, he, she, it	was dismembering
	you, we, they	were dismembering
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been dismembering
	he, she, it	has been dismembering
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been dismembering
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be dismembering
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been dismembering

1to cut or tear a body into pieces: He is charged with dismembering and disposing of the body.2to divide a country, area, or organization into smaller parts: The company will probably have to be dismembered.—dismemberment noun [uncountable]