dislocate
UK/ˈdisləukeit/US/'dislәukeit/
GREC2
释义
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)。
词根拆分
词根派生dis-(分开、离开)+ locate(放置)=「迫使离开原位」。最生动的核心义在医学——骨头被打出关节。英语随后把同一幅画面延伸到系统:被打乱的经济或日程就是 dislocated,被甩出了它应在的位置。
词根 loc 还连着 37 个词常用搭配
- 1.dislocate a shoulder肩膀脱臼
- 2.dislocate a joint关节脱位
- 3.badly dislocated严重脱位
例句
- 1.
He dislocated his shoulder when he fell off the ladder.
他从梯子上摔下来时肩膀脱臼了。
- 2.
The strike dislocated the city's entire transport system.
罢工打乱了整座城市的交通系统。
- 3.
A dislocated knee can take months to heal.
膝盖脱位可能要几个月才能恢复。