disconnect

1. V-T 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. 断开

The device automatically disconnects the ignition when the engine is switched off. 该设备在引擎被关闭时会自动断开点火装置。

2. V-T 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. 切断 (煤气、电、水、电话等的) 供应[usu passive]

You are likely to be given almost three months – until the time of your next bill – before you are disconnected. 你很可能会得到将近3个月的时间–即直到你下一张账单寄发为止——才会被切断供应。

3. V-T If you disconnect something from something else, you separate the two things. 使分离

He disconnected the IV bottle from the overhead hook and carried it beside the moving cart. 他从头顶的钩子上取下输液瓶，并在移动的手推车旁提着它。