Dismantle



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.拆除
• ［英］ v.拆除 ( take apart; disassemble)
• ??1. to take to pieces; also to destroy the integrity or functioning of
• ??2. to strip of dress or covering ;divest
• ??3. to strip of furniture and equipmen

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb (~d; dismantling)

• Etymology: Middle French desmanteler, from des- dis- + mantel mantle
• Date: 1579
• 1. to take to pieces; also to destroy the integrity or functioning of
• 2. to strip of dress or covering ; divest
• 3. to strip of furniture and equipment
• ? ~ment noun

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