demobilize

demobilize
[diːˈməʊbɪlʌɪz]
(亦作 -ise)
verb
  1. [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
  1. late 19th cent.: from French démobiliser, from dé- (expressing reversal) + mobiliser 'mobilize'
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