unhinge

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To remove the leaf of a door or a window from its supporting hinges.
    — Operation Rescue eventually unhinged the locked gate, but were still unable to leave the parking lot due to the demonstrators' blocking the driveway.
  2. To dislocate.
    — Many snakes can unhinge their jaw joints to swallow large prey.
  3. To mentally disturb.
    — sith the Soul of Samuel might indeed have terrified the poor Woman, and so unhinging her, that she had been fit for nothing after it, but not converted her, it is no wonder if he passed her by

词形变化

unhinges present,singular,third-person unhinging participle,present unhinged participle,past unhinged past

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Germanic *un-
Proto-West Germanic *un-
Old English un-
Middle English un-
English un-
English hinge
English unhinge
From un- + hinge.
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