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tfe.£u 0 No, I disagree. I don’t think it would be the right thing to do. A, UgA^JC £JUAAMM#[A'r ito [also V that] 2 [V] if statements or reports disagree, they give different information A #; A — |Sc rmra agree i-JftkfJ disa'gree with sb if sth, especially food, disagrees with you, it has a bad effect on you and makes you feel ill/sick ( AJh ) ft ( 3£A ) Asit S, (sHAliflt disa'gree with sth/with doing sth to believe that sth is bad or wrong; to disapprove of sth A RX7 I disagree with violent protests.

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dis agree able /.disa'griiabl/ adj. (formal) 1 not nice or enjoyable      4* A A 'A W ; i3 R W HT?1

unpleasant : a disagreeable smell/experience/job $£ ® 4>AA‘RW*£R; A^icW7#2(ofaperson A) rude and unfriendly A A # W ; at Ah. W HT1 unpleasant: a disagreeable bad-tempered man —AW ^ A 2t (A      W I! A rma agreeable disagree-

ably /-abli/ adv.

dis agree ment 0-w /.disa'griiment/ noun 1 [U, C] - (about/on/over/as to sth) | - (among ... ) |

~ between A and B a situation where people have different opinions about sth and often argue M JE A —; ^Jfc£; Aife : Disagreement arose about exactly how to plan the show.

T ft i&0 0 disagreement on the method to be used

0 There is considerable disagreement over the safety of the treatment.

jgAo O It was a source of disagreement between the two states.          AJ^®0 0 There is disagree­

ment among archaeologists as to the age of the sculpture.

o They have

had several disagreements with their neighbours. #,CI A 4P £ A 4# IX #• & o 023 AGREEMENT 2 [U, C] ~ between A and B a difference between two things that should be the same A#; A—ifc: The comparison shows considerable disagreement between theory and practice.

dis allow /.disa'lao/ verb [VN] [often passive] to officially refuse to accept sth because it is not valid A/£ift; A tAS; MS: to disallow a claim/an appeal AS'Srlc A; 9#®-hi# 0 The second goal was disallowed. fgziA XMc — compare allow(6)

dis am bigu ate /.disaem'bigjueit/ verb [VN] (technical A iH) to show clearly the difference between two or more words, phrases, etc. which are similar in meaning ^

rm

dis ap pear (Hr /.disa'piaft); NAmE-'pir/ verb [V]

1 [often +adv./prep.] to become impossible to see $j A; A JSL vanish: The plane disappeared behind a cloud. #1 A ft M M 0 <> Lisa watched until the train disappeared from view.   A/AH^I

AMAo 2 to stop existing AS#'#; H771

vanish : Her nervousness quickly disappeared once she was on stage. M— ^ffflliATo o The

problem won’t just disappear.    A I® IS A ^ Sft xt # A

T 7 A. W o o Our countryside is disappearing at an alarming rate,          f] W A i& K JE £ llL jfi A W il M

3 to be lost or impossible to find A ; A A rna vanish : I can never find a pen in this house. They disappear as soon as I buy them. M          g A

MM-Si, o The child

disappeared from his home some time after four.

0                  jk £ W          '$f M A E 7 o dis-ap-pear-ance

/-'piarans; NAmE -'pir-/ noun [U, C]: the disappearance of many species of plants and animals from our planet

o Police are

investigating the disappearance of a young woman. WA

JHAi^g-fvA^AAWASI^o IffiBI see act n.. FACE n.

dis ap point (Hr /.disa'paint/ verb

1                  to make sb feel sad because sth that they hope for or expect to happen does not happen or is not as good as they hoped A M : [VN] Her decision to cancel the concert is bound to disappoint her fans.

0 I hate to disappoint you, but I’m just not interested. IfiHlift

^A^t(®0 O The movie had disappointed her (- it wasn’t as good as she had expected). nfl  A

Mo 0 [V] His latest novel does not disappoint, it Ml tiHfc ^W&^Ai&'&A^AAMo [also VN that] 2 [VN] to prevent sth that sb hopes for from becoming a reality : The new government had soon disap­pointed the hopes of many of its supporters.   A X

disap pointed 0-w /.disa'pointid/ adj.

~ (at/by sth) | ~ (in/with sb/sth) | ~ (to see, hear, etc.) | ~ (that ... ) | ~ (not) to be ... upset because sth you hoped for has not happened or been as good, successful, etc. as you expected A M W;       Alt

W: They were bitterly disappointed at the result of the game, jfe $ tfc H ^ $ A A M. o I was disappointed by the quality of the wine.   0 I’m

disappointed in you—I really thought I could trust you! 'fftXifc^AM -—      O I was very

disappointed with myself. ItAIo 0 He

was disappointed to see she wasn’t at the party.

0 I’m disappointed (that) it was sold out. /t$>M7ET , ^^AJIBASo o She was disappointed not to be chosen. disappointing o-w /.diso'pointii)/ adj. not as good, successful, etc. as you had hoped; making you feel disappointed A A AM PiJ; AAjfiiW; 4^At3 AW: a disappointing result/performance // A AM W £n ^ / $1 ft O The outcome of the court case was disap­pointing for the family involved.

A^Wii^A^ltAMo ►dis ap point-ing-ly adv.: The room was disappointingly small. MAA'ff-AAAMo dis ap point ment 0*W /.disa'pomtmant/ noun 1 [U] sadness because sth has not happened or been as good, successful, etc. as you expected or hoped AM;

£3 A : Book early for the show to avoid disap­pointment        ft, Jk'MilM, WiAM. OToour

great disappointment, it rained every day of the trip, j/ ASfetfAAAM, itJIc'filAARMo 0 He found it diffi­cult to hide his disappointment when she didn’t arrive. M &AA, MfiJ««igBiA6WMT£0 2 [c] ~ (to sb) a person or thing that is disappointing A A M W A ( ) r 4“At3AWA (     ) : a bitter/major

disappointment ^ A fflt St A M / AA Br M W ♦ o That new restaurant was a big disappointment.

A A A0r M o O I always felt I was a disappointment to my father. aMtfUcf^^AMTo disap probation /.dis.aepra'beijn/ noun [U] (formal) disapproval of sb/sth that you think is morally wrong

( UtAilfteAllW ) fcM, AiAnI dis ap proval 0-w /.disa'pruivl/ noun [U]

~ (of sb/sth) a feeling that you do not like an idea, an action or sb’s behaviour because you think it is bad, not suitable or going to have a bad effect on sb else A3t J$;        disapproval of his methods AHI^MteWAA 0

to show/express disapproval A® / AAR/t 0 He shook his head in disapproval. #.j§7£§A, 0 She

looked at my clothes with disapproval. ilAHtlf i ISWAJlo EGQ approval dis ap prove Or* /.disa'pru:v/ verb [V]

~ (of sb/sth) to think that sb/sth is not good or suitable; to not approve of sb/sth A$fJ&; A®l£; f/LM: She wants to be an actress, but her parents disapprove.

^M M, nJo O He strongly disapproved of the changes that had been made.        W

EH3 approve

dis ap prov ing o-w /.disa'pruivig/ adj. showing that you do not approve of sb/sth AlfAW'- AIAAEW: a disapproving glance/ toneAook A1AAMW—^/Ai^/#^ BTin approving ► dis-ap-prov*ing-ly adv.: He looked disapprovingly at the row of empty wine bottles, ftk A W A M fife # 7 # lf-

dis arm /dis'aim; NAmE -'a:rm/ verb 1 [VN] to take a weapon or weapons away from sb ^ ^ A ) W M; t¥ 1^ ( ^A )        Most of the rebels were captured and

disarmed. A^m^7${7$Alf ^7^, 2 [V] (of a country or a group of people (S % ^ H #) to reduce the size of an army or to give up some or all weapons,