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    dismember

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++dis·mem·ber /dɪsˈmembə $ -ər/ verb [transitive]  1. PIECEto cut a body into pieces or tear it apart 肢解2. PG formal to divide a country, area, or organization into smaller parts 瓜分，分割〔国家、地区或组织〕 SYN break up —dismemberment noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table
    Examples from the Corpus
    dismember• The Breton lady had been dismembered.• The reason for which body and soul unite follows from a deed -- the Titanic act of dismembering and killing Dionysos.• But they needed other aids, for their teeth and nails could not readily dismember anything larger than a rabbit.• His dismembered body was dumped near Hoover Dam.• The mirror traps Him, and demonic forces dismember Him and throw Him into a boiling cauldron.• Further macabre details of summary executions, including the use of dynamite to dismember prisoners, are expected to be released soon.• Mr. Corry might have to dismember the company more than he wants to.    Origin dismember (1300-1400) Old French desmembrer, from membre “arm or leg”
    dis·mem·ber verbChineseSyllable
    tear it a cut into body pieces Corpus or to apart


    dismember
    dis‧mem‧ber /dɪsˈmembə $ -ər/ verb [transitive]
     Date: 1300-1400
     Language: Old French
     Origin: desmembrer, from membre 'arm or leg'
    1. to cut a body into pieces or tear it apart
    2. formal to divide a country, area, or organization into smaller parts
       SYN  break up
    —dismemberment noun [uncountable]


    dis·mem·berBrE /dɪsˈmembə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /dɪsˈmembər/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they dismember BrE /dɪsˈmembə(r)/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪsˈmembər/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it dismembers BrE /dɪsˈmembəz/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪsˈmembərz/ 🔊past simple dismembered BrE /dɪsˈmembəd/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪsˈmembərd/ 🔊past participle dismembered BrE /dɪsˈmembəd/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪsˈmembərd/ 🔊 -ing form dismembering BrE /dɪsˈmembərɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪsˈmembərɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth to cut or tear the dead body of a person or an animal into pieces 分割…的躯体；肢解~ sth (formal) to divide a country, an organization, etc. into smaller parts 分割；瓜分▸ dis·mem·ber·ment BrE /dɪsˈmembəmənt/ 🔊NAmE /dɪsˈmembərmənt/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]