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dishevelment

/dih-shev-uhl/US // dɪˈʃɛv əl //UK // (dɪˈʃɛvəl) //

分解,解散,解体,破解

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v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    di·shev·eled, di·shev·el·ing or di·shev·elled, di·shev·el·ling.

    • : to let down, as hair, or wear or let hang in loose disorder, as clothing.
    • : to cause untidiness and disarray in: The wind disheveled the papers on the desk.

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Examples

  • Harry has been photographed coming out of Mahiki in various stages of dishevelment over the years.

  • Lofty houses, gay in tawdry colors and picturesque in their dishevelment, looked down on a crowd as varied as any on earth.

  • Her dishevelment, and the heavy brass fireplace poker on the rug beside the couch, told him the story at once.

  • Possibly its untidy dishevelment touched a fellow-feeling and appealed to her reckless mood.

  • She half sat up, a frail, exhausted little figure, whose grace was strangely appealing through all her sandy dishevelment.

  • Selwyn closed the door and seated himself, apparently not noticing Gerald's dishevelment.