dislocate
UK/ˈdisləukeit/US/'dislәukeit/
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To force a bone out of its normal position at a joint.
使脱臼；使脱位。
v.
To disturb the normal arrangement or working of something.
扰乱；打乱（正常秩序或运作）。
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveddis- (apart, away) + locate (place) = 'force out of place.' The vivid core sense is medical — a bone knocked out of its joint. English then extended the same picture to systems: a disrupted economy or schedule is 'dislocated,' thrown out of its proper place.
Root loc still carries 37 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.dislocate a shoulder肩膀脱臼
- 2.dislocate a joint关节脱位
- 3.badly dislocated严重脱位
Example Sentences
- 1.
He dislocated his shoulder when he fell off the ladder.
- 2.
The strike dislocated the city's entire transport system.
- 3.
A dislocated knee can take months to heal.