[with obj.](一般作 be demobilized)take (troops) out of active service, typically at the end of a war (尤指战争结束后)遣散(军队),使(军人)复员 he was demobilized in February 1946. 他1946年2月复员。 ■[no obj.]cease military operations 停止军事行动 Gerṁany demanded that they demobilize within twelve hours. 德国要求他们在12小时内停止军事行动。
派生 demobilization noun 语源
late 19th cent.: from French démobiliser, from dé- (expressing reversal) + mobiliser 'mobilize'