disintegrate
- IPA[dɪsˈɪntɪɡreɪt]
英式
- break up into small parts as the result of impact or decay;undergo or cause to undergo disintegration at a subatomic level
verb: disintegrate, 3rd person present: disintegrates, gerund or present participle: disintegrating, past tense: disintegrated, past participle: disintegrated
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. break up into small parts as the result of impact or decay our shoes had to last until they disintegrated on our feet 同義詞
- ▪ undergo or cause to undergo disintegration at a subatomic level a meson can spontaneously disintegrate it has become a relatively easy matter to disintegrate almost any atom
- 2. lose strength or cohesion and gradually fail their marriage disintegrated
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- IPA[disˈin(t)əˌɡrāt]
美式
- break up into small parts, typically as the result of impact or decay: when the missile struck, the car disintegrated in a sheet of searing flame
Oxford American Dictionary