dis·band /dɪsˈbænd/
(vt.)解散,使退伍(vi.)解散
Dis·band v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disbanded; p. pr. & vb. n. Disbanding.]
1. To loose the bands of; to set free; to disunite; to scatter; to disperse; to break up the organization of; especially, to dismiss from military service; as, to disband an army.
They disbanded themselves and returned, every man to his own dwelling. --Knolles.
2. To divorce. [Obs.]
And therefore . . . she ought to be disbanded. --Milton.
Dis·band, v. i. To become separated, broken up, dissolved, or scattered; especially, to quit military service by breaking up organization.
When both rocks and all things shall disband. --Herbert.
Human society would in a short space disband. --Tillotson.
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disband
v 1: cause to break up or function; "the principal disbanded the
political student organization"
2: stop functioning or cohering as a unit; "The political wing
of the party dissolved after much internal fighting" [syn:
dissolve]