disintegrate /dɪsˈɪntɪˌɡreɪt/ CET6+ TEM4 ( disintegrating, disintegrated, disintegrates )

• 1. 

  V-I If something disintegrates, it becomes seriously weakened, and is divided or destroyed. 瓦解

  例：

  During October 1918 the Austro-Hungarian Empire began to disintegrate.

  1918年10月期间奥匈帝国开始瓦解。

• 2. 

  disintegration N-UNCOUNT 解体

  例：

  ...the violent disintegration of Yugoslavia.

  …南斯拉夫的猛烈解体。

• 3. 

  V-I If an object or substance disintegrates, it breaks into many small pieces or parts and is destroyed. 破碎

  例：

  At 420 mph the windshield disintegrated.

  每小时420英里时，挡风玻璃碎了。

• 4. 

  disintegration N-UNCOUNT 破碎

  例：

  The report describes the catastrophic disintegration of the aircraft after the explosion.

  该报道描述了爆炸后飞机的灾难性崩解。