dismember

dismember
[dɪsˈmɛmbə]
verb
[with obj.]
  1. cut off the limbs of (a person or animal)
    肢解
    [as adj. dismembered]he buried their dismembered bodies in the back garden.
    他将他们被肢解后的尸体埋在后花园。
    ■partition or divide up (a territory or organization)
    分割;瓜分
    the major European states thought Russia intended to dismember the Ottoman Empire.
    主要的欧洲国家都认为沙俄想瓜分奥斯曼帝国。
派生
dismemberment
noun
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French desmembrer, based on Latin dis- 'apart' + membrum 'limb'
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