disconnect

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

dis·con·nect [disconnect disconnects disconnected disconnecting] BrE [ˌdɪskəˈnekt] NAmE [ˌdɪskəˈnekt] verb
1. transitive ~ sth (from sth) to remove a piece of equipment from a supply of gas, water or electricity
•First, disconnect the boiler from the water mains.
•It was the family's decision to disconnect her from the life-support machine.
2. transitive ~ sb/sth usually passive to officially stop the supply of telephone lines, water, electricity or gas to a building
•You may be disconnected if you do not pay the bill.
3. transitive ~ sth (from sth) to separate sth from sth
•The ski had become disconnected from the boot.
4. transitive ~ sb usually passive to break the contact between two people who are talking on the telephone
•We were suddenly disconnected.
5. transitive, intransitive, often passive to end a connection to the Internet
•~ sb (from sth) I keep getting disconnected when I'm online.
•~ (from sth) My computer crashes every time I disconnect from the Internet.
Opp: ↑connect
Derived Word: ↑disconnection
Verb forms:

Example Bank:
•It was the family's decision to disconnect her from the life-support machine.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  gulf, disconnection, unplug
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  connect, link, tie, link up, plug in, plug into