dislocate
dislocate
[ˈdɪsləkeɪt]
verb
[ˈdɪsləkeɪt]
verb
- [with obj.]disturb the normal arrangement or position of (something, typically a joint in the body)
使改变位置；使（关节）脱位，脱臼
he dislocated his shoulder in training.
他在训练中肩膀脱臼。
■(常作 be dislocated)disturb the organization of; disrupt
打乱，扰乱；中断
trade was dislocated by a famine.
贸易因一场饥荒而被打乱。
■(常作 be dislocated)move from its proper place or position
使错位
the symbol is dislocated from its political context.
这个符号脱离政治背景就用错地方了。
- late 16th cent.: probably a back-formation from dislocation, but perhaps from medieval Latin dislocatus 'moved from a former position', from the verb dislocare
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