1. (制度、進(jìn)程、生活方式等的)混亂,紊亂 Dislocation is a situation in which something such as a system, process, or way of life is greatly disturbed or prevented from continuing as normal.
e.g. Millions of refugees have suffered a total dislocation of their lives. 無(wú)數的難民飽受生活顛沛流離之苦。
dislocation英英釋義
noun
1. the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
e.g. the social dislocations resulting from government policies his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London
Synonym: breakdown
2. an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity
Synonym: disruption
3. a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)