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disown

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++dis·own /dɪsˈəʊn $ -ˈoʊn/ verb [transitive]  FAMILYto say that you no longer want to be connected with someone or something, especially a member of your family or something that you are responsible for 与〔某人〕断绝关系;否认与〔某物〕有关 Frankly, I’m not surprised her family disowned her. 坦率地讲,她家里人和她断绝关系我并不感到奇怪。 Since 1960, Kubrick has virtually disowned the film.1960年起,库布里克实际上已经与这部影片划清界线了。→ See Verb table
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disownI know men who have been disowned.I was surrounded on the terraces by compatriots I wanted to disown.It is a tag he disowns.Jen's parents threatened to disown her if she married Omar.She has welcomed the oppressed and disowned of the world to this paranoiac dreamscape for nearly a hundred years.They must disown the action through writing to all members who could be affected.Some of us disown these qualities on a conscious level, and project them on to some one else.
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disown
disown /dɪsˈəʊn $ -ˈoʊn/ verb [transitive not in progressive]
 Word Family: verb: own, disown; noun: owner, ownership
to say that you no longer want to be connected with someone or something, especially a member of your family or something that you are responsible for:
    Frankly, I’m not surprised her family disowned her.
    Since 1960, Kubrick has virtually disowned the film.


dis·ownBrE /dɪsˈəʊn/ 🔊NAmE /dɪsˈoʊn/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they disown BrE /dɪsˈəʊn/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪsˈoʊn/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it disowns BrE /dɪsˈəʊnz/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪsˈoʊnz/ 🔊past simple disowned BrE /dɪsˈəʊnd/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪsˈoʊnd/ 🔊past participle disowned BrE /dɪsˈəʊnd/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪsˈoʊnd/ 🔊 -ing form disowning BrE /dɪsˈəʊnɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪsˈoʊnɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb/sth to decide that you no longer want to be connected with or responsible for sb/sth 与…断绝关系;否认对…的责任Her family disowned her for marrying a foreigner. 她的家人因她嫁给了外国人而与她断绝关系。🔊🔊