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demilitarize

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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de·mil·i·ta·rize (also demilitarise British English) /ˌdiːˈmɪlətəraɪz/ verb [transitive]  PMto remove the weapons, soldiers etc from a country or area so that there can be no fighting there 撤军;使非军事化 the demilitarized zone between the two countries 两国之间的非军事化地区nGrammar Demilitarize is usually passive.demilitarization /diːˌmɪlətəraɪˈzeɪʃən $ -rə-/ noun [uncountable]
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Examples from the Corpus
demilitarized zoneOn March 30,1972, Hanoi launched its own major offensive across the demilitarized zone.The demilitarized zone between the two countries is heavily guarded.
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soldiers weapons, to from the Corpus etc remove


demilitarize
demilitarize (also demilitarise British English) /ˌdiːˈmɪlətəraɪz, ˌdiːˈmɪlɪtəraɪz/ verb [transitive usually passive]
to remove the weapons, soldiers etc from a country or area so that there can be no fighting there:
    the demilitarized zone between the two countries
—demilitarization /diːˌmɪlətəraɪˈzeɪʃən, diːˌmɪlɪtəraɪˈzeɪʃən $ -rə-/ noun [uncountable]


de·mili·tar·ize (BrE also de·mili·tar·ise) BrE /ˌdiːˈmɪlɪtəraɪz/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdiːˈmɪlɪtəraɪz/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they demilitarize BrE /ˌdiːˈmɪlɪtəraɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdiːˈmɪlɪtəraɪz/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it demilitarizes BrE /ˌdiːˈmɪlɪtəraɪzɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdiːˈmɪlɪtəraɪzɪz/ 🔊past simple demilitarized BrE /ˌdiːˈmɪlɪtəraɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdiːˈmɪlɪtəraɪzd/ 🔊past participle demilitarized BrE /ˌdiːˈmɪlɪtəraɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdiːˈmɪlɪtəraɪzd/ 🔊 -ing form demilitarizing BrE /ˌdiːˈmɪlɪtəraɪzɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdiːˈmɪlɪtəraɪzɪŋ/ 🔊 [usually passive] ~ sth to remove military forces from an area 从…撤军;使非军事化a demilitarized zone 非军事区 OPP militarize de·mili·tar·iza·tion, de·mili·tar·isa·tion BrE /ˌdiːˌmɪlɪtəraɪˈzeɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdiːˌmɪlɪtərəˈzeɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]