records information received in electronic form WM — see also floppy disk, hard disk 'disk drive noun a device that passes
data between a disk and the memory of a computer or from one disk or computer
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disk ette /dis'ket/
noun = floppy disk dis-like 0-w /dis'laik/ verb, noun a verb (rather formal) to not like sb/sth ft H %£; JA IS: [VN] Why do you
dislike him so much? A ff A IP A hf Btitt^? 0 He disliked it when
she behaved badly in front of his mother. 0
[V
-ing] I dislike being away
from my family, ft # ft. [i] M A A ffo 0 Much as she disliked going
to funerals (= although she did not like it at all), she knew she
had to be there. J3-*WM'&ftmftm\BfP*L, {MMMM 0 [VN -ing] He disliked her
staying away from home.
o note at hate E22like
■
noun 1 [U, sing.] ~
(of/for sb/sth)
a
feeling of not liking sb/sth ft> KI; : He did not try to hide his
dislike of his boss. i B)ft±I]#]ik]io 0 She
took an instant dislike to
the
house and the neighbourhood.
2
[C, usually pi.] a thing that you do not like ftMftlfo ^ $J; if HR (ft ^ : I’ve told you all my likes and dislikes.
Sl^fu, ftmkft'/*,
urtimr„
dis locate /'dislakeit;
NAmE -look-; dis'lou-/ verb [VN]
1
to put a bone out of its normal position
in a joint
( #A ) f£l£0: He dislocated his shoulder in
the
accident. o a dislocated
finger
1&0 (ft¥-jti 2 to stop a system, plan etc. from
working or continuing in the normal way #£ SL ( $!l St, it $J ^); $?SfL; PCT71 disrupt ► disloca-
tion /.disla'keijn; NAmE -loo-/ noun [C, IT): a
dislocation of the shoulder |||0
0 These policies
could cause severe economic and social dislocation. & ^ ifc % rJ fg |
dis lodge /dis'h)d3; NAmE -'la:d3/ verb [VN] 1 ~
sth (from sth) to force or knock sth
out of its position ( )
‘jStriHfc, The wind
dislodged one or two
tiles from the roof. AM/AM]M±ftJT 7 —WtfUAo
2
~ sb (from sth) to force sb to leave a
place, position or job ( }E3£A ) Hit}, PttJ, MMlf: The rebels have so far failed to
dislodge the President. ISliflATM AAtts
dis loyal /dis'loial/ adj. ~ (to sb/sth) not loyal or faithful
to your friends, family, country, etc. ( Xt g % . MM
V^^HsAlft:
He
was accused of being
disloyal to the government, (tffcfg ► disloyalty /-'loialti/ noun [U] dis mal /'dizmal/
adj. 1 causing
or showing sadness fPiW.W; #J; H2U gloomy, miser
able : dismal
conditions/surroundings/weather M. # (ft PHMWAP 2 {informal) not skilful or
successful; of very low quality 7 & (ft; ^ Sb ; ft ft A # (ft: The singer
gave a dismal performance of some old songs. 0 Their
recent attempt to increase
sales has been a dismal
failure.
►
dismally /-mali/ adv.: I tried not to
laugh but failed dismally (= was completely unsuccessful),
dis man tle /dis'maentl/
verb [VN] 1 to take apart a
machine or structure so that it is in separate pieces ft, ( til) : I
had to dismantle the engine in order to repair it. JF 0 The
steel mill was dismantled
piece by piece. -1&1&
HftfcTo 2 to end an organization
or system gradually in an organized way ( )
AP&, The
govern
ment was in the process of
dismantling the state-owned industries. ► dismant-
ling noun [U]
dis may /dis'mei/
noun, verb
m noun [U] a worried, sad
feeling after you have received an unpleasant surprise i^#; : She
could not hide her dismay
at the result. M A A ll; 1ft fl B 0 He
looked at her in dismay.
o To her dismay, her name was not
onthelistimMUMM, (ft£^0 0 The
news has been greeted with dismay by local business leaders.
■
verb [VN] to make sb feel
shocked and disappointed
Their
reaction dismayed him. fife 9. ► dismayed adj. ~ (at/by sth) |
~
to find, hear, see, etc. : He was dismayed at the change in
his old friend. \tft%fRM$L\k2.X$t3\M^0
3
The suggestion was greeted by a dismayed silence. fc.M-
0
They were
dismayed to find that the ferry had already left. #,{[]
A
dis
mem ber /dis’membafc)/
verb [VN] 1 to cut
or tear the dead body of a person or an animal into pieces fo |F!l ••• (ft IK # ; $? 2 (formal) to divide a country,
an
organization, etc. into smaller parts % fij ; /H jf ►
dis-mem-ber-ment noun [U] dis miss Otw /dis'mis/ verb [VN]
4
~ sb/sth (as sth) to decide that sb/sth is not important
and not worth thinking or
talking about M
— J| H771 wave aside • / think we can safely dismiss their objections. iA
Cl ft it C W # <> <> Vegetarians are no longer
dismissed as cranks. 0 He
dismissed the opinion polls as worthless.
0 The suggestion should not be dismissed out of hand (= without thinking
about it). & )8?is 1lf&Mffl#„ 2 ~ sth (from sth) to put thoughts or
feelings out of your mind A ffl
^ ( MW.. ^ ) : Dismissing her fears, she climbed
higher. o He dismissed her
from his mind. itW3 ~
sb (from sth) to officially remove
sb from their job |?Jjl; ; ft
H771 fire, sack : She claims she was unfairly
dismissed from her post. §
S tR« 4 to send sb
away or allow them to
leave it ( ^A ) ^ft; IE ( ^ A ) fT M ; B ft ; At
PA)
dis
missal /dis'misl/
noun 1 [u, C] the act of
dismissing sb from their job; an example of this B IS ; PP&; W : He still hopes to win his claim
against unfair dismissal, itjzmmmitmMM,
0 The dismissals followed the
resignation of the chairman. £SH£*&J5K8^8lfcJijM
Aja. 2 [U] the failure to consider sth as important ftft^lM; ftftM £; ffl #: Her casual dismissal of the
threats seemed irresponsible, tkft&mmmftfE^Mftftm^, ftfl^ifo 3 [U, C] (law W) the act of not
allowing a trial or legal case to continue, usually because there is not enough
evidence ® ( Ifi) ; ftft^M-. the dismissal of the appeal ® ± ifc 4 [U, C] the
act of sending sb away or allowing them to leave Ifffc; PA ^ 5 [U, C] (in cricket #p£) the end of the innings of a player or team (
S£MsSc^PA£KJ ) tBJD
dis
missive /dis'misrv/
adj. ~ (of sb/sth) showing that you do
not believe a person or thing to be important or worth considering $£ |g (ft;
SP M H771 disdainful : a dismissive gesture/tone in ► dis-mis-
sive-ly adv.: to shrug/wave
dismissively /
WWft
dismount /dis'maunt/ verb [V] ~ (from sth) to get off a horse,
bicycle or motorcycle ft
( S, ^ gfjA, §j^A) EDE1 mount
Dis-ney*land
/'diznilaend/
noun [usually sing.] a
place that is full of interesting or exciting things & @: Some Americans see
Disneyland™,
the name of a
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(