English主要词典
dismantle
Universal Words
verb [VN]
1 to take apart a machine or structure so that it is in separate pieces:
I had to dismantle the engine in order to repair it. * The steel mill was dismantled piece by piece.
2 to end an organization or system gradually in an organized way:
The government was in the process of dismantling the state-owned industries.
dismantling noun [U]