disintegration

disintegration
noun
[mass noun]
  1. the process of losing cohesion
    分裂
    the twin problems of economic failure and social disintegration.
    经济衰退和社会分化两个相辅相成的问题。
    ■the process of coming to pieces
    碎裂,解体
    the disintegration of infected cells.
    受感染细胞的解体。
    ■breakdown of the personality
    (人格的)崩溃
    loss of self-esteem leads to the disintegration of a proud man.
    丧失自尊会使一个自尊心强的人崩溃。
    ■(Physics)a process in which a nucleus or other subatomic particle emits a smaller particle or divides into smaller particles
    (物理)蜕变;衰变
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