especially nuclear weapons裁军;解除武装；裁减军备 (尤指核武器）3 [VN] to make sb feel less angry or crit­ical 消解 （某人 ） 的怒气 （ 或批评 ） ： He disarmed her frmnediatdy by apologizing prq/izse(y•他一再向她道歉，

^艮快便消解了 M的怒气。一 compare arm

dis-arma-ment /dis'aimament; NAmE -'a:rm-/ noun [U] the fact of a country reducing the size of its armed forces or the number of weapons, especially nuclear weapons, that it has裁军，裁减军备（尤指核武器）： nudear disarmament 核裁军◊ disarmament tdfcs 裁军 谈判一compare armament

dis.arm.ing /dis'aimii]； NAmE -'a:rm-/ adj. making people feel less angry or suspicious than they were before使人消气的；解人疑虑A: a disarming smi〖e使 人消气的微笑► dis‘amving•丨y : disarming/^ 介anfc

_坦率得使人放心

dis-arrange /.dise'reinds/ verb [VN] [usually passive] (forma/) to make sth untidy 使紊乱；弄乱

dis-array /.disa'rei/ noun [U] a state of confusion and lack of organization in a'situation or a place 混乱；紊 乱：77ie peace tafc broke up fn disarray.和谈东混乱中 破裂了。.◊ Our pZans were thrown into disarray by her ^riva〖.我们的计划因她的到来而陷人一片混乱。

dis-as*sem*ble /.disa'sembl/ verb 1 [VN] to take apart a machine or structure so that it is in separate pieces 拆 卸；拆开：Wie had to completely disassemble the engine to月nd the prob〖em..我们只好把发动机全部拆开以寻找故 障原因。PTU3 assemble 2 [VN) (compwf/V?g 计）to trans­late stli from computer code into a language that can & read by humans反汇编（将计算机编码译成普通语 W ) 3 Miforrrrai) (of a group of people *to move apart and go away in different directions 散开;■'分散： The concert ended and the crowd disassembled.

_束，•人群便散去了。

dis-as-sem-bler /.disa'sembla^)/ noun {computing if) a program used to disassemble computer code 反？C ■编

•程序

dis-as-so-ci-ate /.disa'sauj'ieit; -'saus-; NAmE -'sou-/ verb [VN] - DISSOCIATE

dis.as.tei* 〇■»» /di'za:sta(r); -'zaes-/ noun t [C] an unexpected event, such as a very bad accident, a flood or a fire, that kills a lot of people or causes a lot of damage 灾难；灾祸；灾害 BCG1 catastrophe: an air disaster 空难◊ enviro/imentaZ disasters 环境灾难◊ 77iou«mds died m the disaster.数.千人在这场灾祸中丧 生。◊ a natural disaster.(〒 one that is caused by nature)自然灾害 2 [C，U] a very bad situation that causes problems 不幸；祸患：Losing your job doesn’t have to be such a disaster.丢了工作木一定M是大难临 头。◊ Disaster strucfc when the wheeZ came 〇方.卒备脱 落，灾难就来了& ◊允icmcfaZ disaster严重的财政危机〇 Letting her organize the party is a recipe for disaster (=something that is likely to go badly wrong)•让她来 组织这次聚会非坏事不可。3 [C，U] (/>7/ormfl/) a complete failure 彻底失败的人（或事）：As a teacher, hefs a disaster.他当老师压根儿就不称职。◊ 77ie pkiy’s /irst night was a totaZ disaster.     蚨头一晚就彻麁演砸了。

UMI see wait v.

di'saster area noun 1 a place where a disaster has happened and which needs special help ^ K 2 {in­formal) a place or situation that has a lot of problems, is a failure, or is badly organized 问题成堆的;^方；灾难性 ♦局面

dis-as-trous /di'zaistres; NAmE -'zaes-/ adj. very bad, harmful or unsuccessful极糟糕的；灾条性知；完全失败

的 PSH\ CATASTROPHIC, DEVASTATING : a disastrous

Ziarve5i//ireA咖t.严重歉收/火灾；灾难性:的结果 0 Lowering interest rates could have disastrous conse- quencei；/or the economy•降低利率可能给经济带来灾难性 后果。► dis.as.trous.ly tfc/v.: How could everything go so disastrous^ wrong?怎么会事事都出这么大的错呢?

dis-avow /.disa'vau/ verb [VN] (formal) to state publicly that you have, no knowledge of sth or that you are not responsible for sth/sb不承认；否认；拒绝对…承担责 任：They disavowed claims of a split in the party. {tkfH 否认了党内出现分裂的说法。► disavowal "vaiwl/ now/? [C,U]

565             discern

dis*band /dis'baend/ verb to stop sb/sth from operating as a group; to separate or no longer operate as a group 解散；解‘；散f火：[VN] They set about disbanding the terrorist groups.他们开始解散恐怖主义组织。◊ [V] The committee /ormaHy disbandedfn August.委员会于八'月 份正式解散。► dis.band.ment now/? [U] dis.bai* /dis'ba^r)/ verfc (-it-) [VN] [usually passive]〜sb (from sth/from doing sth) to stop a lawyer from working in the legal profession, especially because he or she has done sth illegal 取消（某又）的_师资格 dis-be-lief /.disbi'lirf/ noun [U] the feeling of not being able to' believe sth ■不信；个不疑：He stared at me in disbeife/.他满腹疑惑地盯着我。〇r〇 en_^)y the movfe you have to suspend your disbelief (= pretend to believe sth, even if it seems very unlikely). ■要欣赏这部 电影就得暂且相信那甚至木可能发生的事。一 compare belief(3), unbelief

dis-be-lieve /,disbi'li:v/ verb (not used in the progres- sive tenses 木用■于姓行时）(/ormfl/) to not believe that sth is true or that sb is telling the truth 不信；怀疑：[VN] Why shouZd J disbeHeve her stoy?我為#么_赤琴 A 的 说法呢？ [also V] ► dis.be.Hev.ing : a disbelieving look/smileAaugh怀疑的表情/微笑/ ing-ly adv.          disbe'lieve in sth to not believe that

sth exists怀疑；不信

dis-burse /dis'b3：s; NAmE -'b3：rs/ verb [VN] (formal) to pay money to sb from a large amount that has been collected for a purpose (■从资金中.).支付 burse-ment noun [U, C]： the disbursement of funds ◊ aid disbursements援助款项的支出额 disc (also disk especially in NAm£) /disk/ noun *1 a thin flat round object 圆盘；圆 ^ : He wears an identity disc around his necfc. ‘脖子上—着圆形身份牌。

2 = CD： This recording is available on disc or cassette. 这录音有激光唱片和盒式磁带两种。3 (8r£) a disk for a computer (计算机 磁盘，磁碟 4 (oW-/tfsh/〇A?e(^ =record(2) 5 a structure made of cartilage between the bones of the back 椎间盘：He’s been off work with a slipped disc (= one that has moved from its correct position, causing pain).他因椎间盘突出一直未土班。 dis-card verb, noun

m verb /dis'kaid; NAmE -'karrd/ 1 [VN] ~ sb/sth (as sth) to get rid of sth that you no longer want or need 丢弃；抛 弃：The room was littered with discarded newspapers. _■间里到处是乱扔的报纸。◊ JFfe haci discarded his jacket because 〇/ the heat.鹵天气炎热他脱掉了夹克。◊ JO% 〇/ the data was discarded as unreifa^e. * 10% 的数据因禾 _ 可靠而被废弃。◊ (fewraf/ve) She couid ■ now discard aH thought 〇/ promotion.她现在可以打消晋升的念头了。

2 [VN, V] (in card games 纸牌游戏）to get rid of a card that you do not want垫（命）；打出（无用的牌）

• noun /'diskard; NAmE -ka:rd/ a person or thing that is not wanted or thrown away, especially a card in a card game被拋弃的人（或物）；（尤指纸牌游戏中）垫出 ♦的牌

'disc brake noun [usually pi.] a brake that works by two surfaces pressing onto a disc in the centre of a wheel..盘 _型制动

dis.cern /di_S3:n; A/Arnf -’S3:rn/ ve/i? (not used in the progressive tenses 不用.于进行时）1 to know, recognize or understand sth, especially sth that is not obvious 觉_出；..识别；■了解 KlTl detect： [VN] It is possible to discern a number of different techniques in her work.从她的作品中可以识别出许多不同的创作手法。◊ He discerned a certain coldness in their welcome.

到他们的欢迎有点冷淡。◊ [V wh-]Jt is p/ten d浙cu〖t to discern how widespread pwbHc support is. 了解公众支持 的广泛程度常常是困的。[also V that] 2 [VN] to see or hear sth, but not very dearly (依稀）着 /ij，分辨出、 听出 make out: We could just discern the house in the distance.我们只能勉强分辨出远处的房子。O note at identify ► dis-cern-ibie adj. HlEI perceptible ： There is often no discernible difference between rival brands.相互竞争的品牌之间往往看不出明显的区别。〇 Ms/ace was bareZy discemfbZe in the gZoom•在黑暗中很 难看得清他的脸。