unhinge

英 [ʌnˈhɪndʒ]

美 [ʌnˈhɪndʒ]

v.  使精神失常(或错乱)

过去分词：unhinged　过去式：unhinged　第三人称单数：unhinges　现在分词：unhinging　

BNC.32713 / COCA.22388

牛津词典

verb

• 使精神失常（或错乱）
  to make sb mentally ill

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使精神错乱（或失常）
  If you say that an experiencehas unhingedsomeone, you mean that it has affected them so deeply that they have become mentally ill.
  1. The stress of war temporarily unhinged him.
     战争的压力让他一时丧失了神志。

英英释义

verb

• remove the hinges from
  1. unhinge the door
• disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
  1. She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill
  Synonym:perturbdisquiettroublecarkdistractdisorder

双语例句

• At worst, a disintegration of the single currency or a wave of disorderly defaults could unhinge the financial system and precipitate a double-dip recession.
  而最糟的结果，是欧元土崩瓦解，或者一波混乱无序的主权违约可能致使金融体系失常，并引发双底经济衰退。
• The stress of war temporarily unhinged him.
  战争的压力让他一时丧失了神志。
• The anaconda's ability to unhinge its jaw allows it to swallow even bulky morsels.
  水蟒能把它的颚分离开来，所以它可以吞下超大量的小块食物。
• This could unhinge the equity rally.
  这可能会瓦解股市的上涨行情。
• Do we not unfit ourselves for action and unhinge our minds for wise decision?
  难道我们不能寻求智慧的决定？或采取当机立断的行动？