disintegrate

• 动词，指某物分解成小块或失去整体性，常用于科学语境或比喻意义。

A verb used to indicate the process of breaking apart into small pieces or losing cohesion, often used in scientific or figurative contexts.

1. Break into piecesB2formal

   To break apart into small parts or fragments, often due to force or decay.

   分解成碎片

   • The old building began to disintegrate after years of neglect.
   • The paper disintegrated when it got wet.
   • The explosion caused the rock to disintegrate into dust.

   同义词break apartbreak upcome apartcrumbledecomposefall apartfragmentshattersplit

   反义词assemblecohereconsolidateintegrateunite

2. Lose cohesion or unityB2formal

   To gradually break down or fall apart, often referring to systems, organizations, or relationships.

   瓦解

   • The empire disintegrated after the king's death.
   • Their friendship disintegrated over a misunderstanding.
   • The company's structure disintegrated during the financial crisis.

   同义词break downbreak upcollapsecrumbledecomposedissolvefall apartfragmentsplinterunravel

   反义词cohereconsolidateintegrateunifyunite