1VERB 切斷;斷開 To disconnect a piece of equipment means to separate it from its source of power or to break a connection that it needs in order to work. 切斷;斷開
The device automatically disconnects the ignition when the engine is switched off. [VERB noun]
當引擎關掉時,這個裝置會自動切斷點火開關。
Vicky Brown arrived home to find the men disconnecting her microwave. [VERB noun]
維基·布朗到家時發現那些人正在斷開她微波爐的開關。
She ran back to the phone. The line was disconnected.
2VERB [usually passive](通常指因欠費而)切斷(煤氣、水、電或者電話) If you are disconnected by a gas, electricity, water, or telephone company, they turn off the connection to your house, usually because you have not paid the bill. (通常指因欠費而)切斷(煤氣、水、電或者電話)
You will be given three months to pay before you are disconnected. [beVERB-ed]
在被切斷供應之前你有三個月的時間來付款。
3VERB 使分離;使分開 If you disconnect something from something else, you separate the two things. 使分離;使分開
He disconnected the IV bottle from the overhead hook. [VERB noun + from]