1VERB 切断;断开 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. 切断;断开
The device automatically disconnects the ignition when the engine is switched off. [VERB noun]
当引擎关掉时,这个装置会自动切断点火开关。
Vicky Brown arrived home to find the men disconnecting her microwave. [VERB noun]
维基·布朗到家时发现那些人正在断开她微波炉的开关。
She ran back to the phone. The line was disconnected.
2VERB [usually passive](通常指因欠费而)切断(煤气、水、电或者电话) 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. (通常指因欠费而)切断(煤气、水、电或者电话)
You will be given three months to pay before you are disconnected. [beVERB-ed]
在被切断供应之前你有三个月的时间来付款。
3VERB 使分离;使分开 If you disconnect something from something else, you separate the two things. 使分离;使分开
He disconnected the IV bottle from the overhead hook. [VERB noun + from]