R25,
R26 2 [C] (formal) something that is very wrong with people’s
attitudes, way of life or with society 弊 端;恶疾；痼疾：Greed is a disease of
modem society.
贪婪是现代社会的恶疾。
dis.eased
/di'zi:zd/ ad), suffering from a disease 有病 的；患病的；病态的：diseased tissue有病的组织◊ the diseased
sodd system病态的社会制度
dis-em-bark
/.disim'baik;
NAmE -'bairk/ verb [V] ~ (from sth) {formal) to leave a vehicle,
especially a ship or an aircraft，at the end of a journey 下（主、，船、飞机等）
[»133 embark ► dis-em*bark-ation /.dis.embai'keijn; NAmE -bair'k-/ noun [U]
dis.em.bod.ied
/.disim'bDdid;
NAmE -'baidid/ adj. [usually before noun]
1 (of sounds 声音）coming iirom a person
or place that cannot be seen or identified 从看 不到的人（或地方）发出的：a disembodied voice不贝>其 人的说话声2 separated
from the body脱离肉味的： disembodied spirits
dis-em-bowel
/.disim'baual/
verb (-II-, NAmE -I-) [VN] to take the
stomach, bowels and other
organs out of a person or animal取出…的内脏；开…的膛
disenchanted
/■disin’tj'cmtid;
NAmE -'tjaent-/ adj. 〜（with sb/sth) no ionger
feeling enthusiasm for sb/stli; not believing sth is good or worth doing 不再着迷的；
不再抱幻想的 HTH
disillusioned ： He was becoming disenchanted
with his job as a icm^yer•他对自己的律师工
作渐渐地不抱幻想了。► dis.en.chant.ment now/? (U]: _ a growing sense/feeling
of disenchantment with his job 对他的工作越来越感到失望
dis-en-fran-chise
/.disinfraentjaiz/
verb [VN] to take away sb’s rights, especially their right
to vote 录ij 夺（-某 人）的权利（尤A选举权）BH3 ENFRANCHISE dis.en.gage /.disin'geids/ verfc 1 〜（sth/sb) (from sth/sb)
I
〜yourself (from sb/sthj
to
free sb/sth from the person or thing that is holding them or it; to become free
(使）脱离，松开；解脱：[VN] She genrty
disengaged hersd/介om hers〖eepi‘ngson.她轻轻地放下#中熟睡的儿
子。◊ to disengage the cZutcft (= when driving a car) (■弁车的•）松开离合器◊
(f/gwra"ve) They wished to disengage themseives_/fom these poHcies. 他们希 望能摆脱这些
政策的束缚。◊ [V] V^e saw
the boosfer rocfcets disen容age
SYNONYMS同义词辨析
discussion
conversation ♦ dialogue ♦
talk ♦ consultation ♦ chat ♦ gossip
These
are all words for a conversation about sth 以上各
词均表示交谈、谈论。
discussion a
detailed conversation about sth that is considered to be important指讨论、谈论、商讨认为重
.要的事.情.：Discussions:are still taking place
between the ftvo/如介《,两位领导人仍在进行讨论。
conversation a
talk, usually a private or informal one, involving two people or a small group;
the activity of talking in this way通常指私下的或非正式的交谈、谈
i|： a telephone
conversation
dialogue conversations
in a book, play or film it45, 戏剧或电影中的对话、对白：r/»em>vd/u^o叩 descr//?f/om ant/ not 这部小说描述多、
对话A dialogue is
also a formal discussion between two groups, especially when they are trying to
solve a problem or end a dispute. * dialogue 亦指两个 团体间为解决问题或结束争端进行的正式对话、讨论、
:交换韋见The President told waiting
reporters there, fceen a co/?sfrwcf/V<? d/fl/ogwe.总统告诉等候的记
者，刚才进行亍一次富有建设性的对话。
■talk
a
conversation or discussion, often one about a problem or sth important for the
people involved 就某个问题或对有关人员重要的事情进行的交谈、锬
话、讨论、商讨
my career 我和老板就我的事业前景进行了一
次长谈。
cmd/aH into the sea.我们看到火箭助推器脱落后坠入大
海。2 [V，VN] {tedw/ca/ 术语)■
if an army disengages or sb disengages it, it stops fighting and
moves away (使）停止5战，k离接M — compareENGAGE►dis.en- gage-ment noun [U]
dis-en-tan-gle /.disin'taerjgl/ verb [VN] 1 ~ sth (from sth) to separate different
arguments, ideas, etc. that have become confused理顺，分清，清理出（混乱的论据、想
法等）：It's not easy to disentangle the truth from the oj^ciai statistics.从官方统计资料中理出真实情况并不容
翕。2 〜sth/sb (from sth) to free sb/sth from sth that has become
wrapped or twisted around it or them 使解
脱；使脱出；使每脱：He tried to
disentangle his_/ifngers 介om her hair.他竭力将手指从她缠绕的头发中挣脱出来。
0
(figurative) She has just disentangled herself from a
rekitions/iip.她刚刚摆脱一段痛苦的感情。3 to
get rid of the twists and knots in sth 解开…的结； 理顺：He was sitting on the
deck disentangling a coil of rope.他坐在甲板上理一捆绳索。一 compare
entangle
dis-equi-lib-rium /.dis.iikwi'libriam;
,dis,ek-/ noun [U] (formal or technical i^) a loss or lack of
balance in a situation不平衡；失调
dis*es-tab-lish /.disi'staeblij/ verb [VN] {formal) to end the official
status of a national Church 废除'（国教） 的法定地位：a campaign to
disestablish the Church o/£n^and废除英格兰圣公会国教地位的运动►dives-
tab-lish-ment noun [U]
dis-favour (Br£) (NAmE dis-favor) /dis'feiv0(r)/ noun [U] {formal) the feeling that you
do not like or approve of sb/sth不喜欢；不赞成■
dis-fig-ure /dis'fig0(r); NAmE -gjar/ verb [VN] to spoil the
appearance of a person，thing or place 损會…的夕卜形■; 健变丑 V 毁容：Her face was disfigured by a long red scar.她脸±—条红色如长症使她邊相了。^也5.他.111^- ment tioun [U, C] ： He suffered permanent disfigurement in the那场火灾永远毁了他的面容。
dis-gorge /dis'go:d3； NAmE -'go:rd3/ verb [WU] {format)
1
to pour sth out in large
quantities 大量涌出；倾泄
出：TTze jp^pe disgorges sewage into the sea•这管道将 污水排入大海。2 if
a vehicle or building disgorges people, they come out of it in large
numbers (从交通
工真、.建筑物里）涌出：77ie bus disgorged'a
crowd 〇/ noisy
children•公共g车上涌下来一群叽叽喳喳的孩子。
consultation a
formal discussion between groups of people before a decision is made about sth 指团体间在
决策前进衍的咨询、商讨、磋商：There
have been extensive』consultations between the two countries,两茵
之间进行了广泛磋商。
chat a
friendly informal conversation; informal talking
靖友好的非正式谈话、聊天The countable use c)f chat is especially British
English. ★ chat 作可数名词尤' 甩于英菌英语：I just called in for a chat about
the kids. 我只是打电话来随便聊聊孩子的事情。
gossip a
conversation about other people and their private lives指关于他人或其私生活的闲谈、闲聊、说
长道短：We a good goss/p fljbowtt/je boss.我約讲
了 一会儿老板的闲话。
PATTERNS
AND COLLOCATIONS
■
a discussion/conversation/dialogue/consuitation/chat/ gossip about sth
■
a
discussion/conversation/dialogue/consultation on sth
■
in (dose) discussion/conversation/dialogue/ consultation with sb
■
a brief/short/long discussioft/cOnversation/tafk/
cbnsultation/chat/gossip
■
to have a discussion/conversation/dialogue/talk/
consultation/chat/gossip with sb
■
to hold a discussion/conversation/dialogue/ consultation
m to bring
a discussioh/conversation around/round to ...