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单词 disinvent
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Definition of disinvent in English:

disinvent

verbdɪsɪnˈvɛntˌdisinˈvent
[with object]
  • Undo the invention of.

    取消(某物的)发明

    you can't disinvent nuclear power

    原子弹的发明是不可能取消的。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If I could disinvent alcohol and cannabis, I'd be tempted to do it.
    • Some argue that this is a fantasy because nuclear weapons, and chemical and biological weapons, cannot be disinvented.
    • There is no way that what has been invented can be disinvented.
    • Could Sydney - one of the great cosmopolitan cities of the world - really be disinvented in the name of progress?
    • The Siberians' survival as a nation, despite Communist rule and immigration, demonstrates ‘how hard it is to disinvent nationalities’.
    • The problem is to be a thinking thing; the solution is to revert to a prethinking state, and even - in the most extreme voices in his fiction - to disinvent humanity itself.
    • Participants were asked which innovation they'd most like to disinvent.

Definition of disinvent in US English:

disinvent

verbˌdisinˈvent
[with object]
  • Undo the invention of (something)

    取消(某物的)发明

    you can't disinvent nuclear power

    原子弹的发明是不可能取消的。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There is no way that what has been invented can be disinvented.
    • Some argue that this is a fantasy because nuclear weapons, and chemical and biological weapons, cannot be disinvented.
    • The problem is to be a thinking thing; the solution is to revert to a prethinking state, and even - in the most extreme voices in his fiction - to disinvent humanity itself.
    • If I could disinvent alcohol and cannabis, I'd be tempted to do it.
    • Could Sydney - one of the great cosmopolitan cities of the world - really be disinvented in the name of progress?
    • Participants were asked which innovation they'd most like to disinvent.
    • The Siberians' survival as a nation, despite Communist rule and immigration, demonstrates ‘how hard it is to disinvent nationalities’.
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