disengage
UK/.disin'geidʒ/US
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To release or detach something from something else
使脱离，松开
v.
To withdraw from involvement or contact
脱身，退出（参与）
v.
To withdraw troops from combat
（部队）脱离接触，撤出战斗
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveddis- (undo) + engage (commit, lock in) = to release yourself from the commitment or connection. Troops disengage (pull back), you disengage from a conversation (withdraw attention), a clutch disengages (one gear unhooks). The clean reversal of engage proves it means 'to bind in.'
Root gag still carries 7 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.disengage from从……脱身
- 2.disengage the clutch松开离合器
- 3.disengage troops撤出部队
- 4.emotionally disengage情感上抽离
Example Sentences
- 1.
She tried to disengage herself from the argument.
- 2.
The two armies agreed to disengage along the border.
- 3.
Press the clutch to disengage the gears.