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dissolution

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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dis·so·lu·tion /ˌdɪsəˈluːʃən/ noun [uncountable]  1 SCLthe act of formally ending a parliament, business, or marriage 〔议会的〕解散;〔企业的〕停业;〔婚姻的〕解除 dissolve The president announced the dissolution of the National Assembly. 总统宣布解散国民议会。2 the act of breaking up an organization, institution etc so that it no longer exists 〔团体、机构等的〕解散,解体 the dissolution of the monasteries 修道院的解散3 FINISH/COME TO AN ENDthe process by which something gradually becomes weaker and disappears 〔某事物的〕衰败,消亡 the eventual dissolution of class barriers 阶级壁垒的最终消失
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dissolutionHe answered that he had gone too far now and that the Country expected a dissolution.You had to be able to bear the tangles of the soul, the sight of cruel dissolution.This generally occurs in marriages so toxic that both partners already know that its dissolution would be the best thing for them.They recognize that no laws can prevail against the dissolution of the social connections and personal motivations that sustain a civilized polity.A third woman had filed for divorce but never completed the dissolution.The mass production and marketing of family food expresses the dissolution of domesticity as a way of life.With the dissolution of the Eastern Bloc powers, more nations have stepped up.the dissolution of America's farmlandIn 1940 the old Burwell drainage commission finally accepted voluntary dissolution when its ancient pump engine collapsed beyond repair.
From Longman Business Dictionarydissolutiondis‧so‧lu‧tion /ˌdɪsəˈluːʃən/ noun [uncountable] when a company or PARTNERSHIP comes to an end officiallyFailure to agree terms could result in the outgoing partner seeking a formal dissolution of the firm on peremptory notice.
dis·so·lu·tion nounChineseSyllable
ending of parliament, a Corpus formally business, the act Business


dissolution
dissolution /ˌdɪsəˈluːʃən/ noun [uncountable]
1. the act of formally ending a parliament, business, or marriage ⇨ dissolve:
    The president announced the dissolution of the National Assembly.
2. the act of breaking up an organization, institution etc so that it no longer exists:
    the dissolution of the monasteries
3. the process by which something gradually becomes weaker and disappears:
    the eventual dissolution of class barriers


dis·sol·utionBrE /ˌdɪsəˈluːʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdɪsəˈluːʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] ~ (of sth) (formal) the act of officially ending a marriage, a business agreement or a parliament (婚姻关系的)解除;(商业协议的)终止;(议会的)解散the process in which sth gradually disappears 消失;消亡the dissolution of barriers of class and race阶级和种族隔阂的消除the act of breaking up an organization, etc. 解体;瓦解;分裂