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dislocate sth
指使某物离开原来的位置或正常状态，作及物动词。
The earthquake dislocated the entire railway network.
地震使整个铁路网错位。
使脱臼；使脱位
dislocates — third person singular of dislocate
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使脱臼；使脱位
To accidentally move a bone out of its joint.
The earthquake dislocated the entire railway network.
地震使整个铁路网错位。
把某物从其通常位置移开；使脱位。
To put something out of its usual place.
使情绪上受到冲击、不安或迷惑。
To emotionally jar, unsettle, or disorient.
(意外地)使骨骼从关节处脱位。
To (accidentally) dislodge a skeletal bone from its joint.
dislocate
Base
原形
dislocates
3rd person
第三人称单数
dislocating
-ing
现在分词
dislocated
Past
过去式
dislocated
Past participle
过去分词
He dislocates his shoulder during the game.
他在比赛中肩膀脱臼。
The accident dislocated his knee.
事故让他的膝盖脱臼了。
She has dislocated her ankle twice.
她的脚踝脱臼过两次。
规则动词
He dislocated his shoulder while playing basketball.
他打篮球时肩膀脱臼了。
The heavy furniture was dislocated during the move.
搬家过程中，沉重的家具被弄乱了位置。
A computer virus can dislocate the entire system.
计算机病毒可能使整个系统混乱。
指使某物离开原来的位置或正常状态，作及物动词。
The earthquake dislocated the entire railway network.
地震使整个铁路网错位。
特指关节处的骨骼意外脱位，常见搭配有 shoulder、knee、finger 等。
He dislocated his shoulder while playing rugby.
他打橄榄球时肩膀脱臼了。
用于心理层面，表示使某人情绪受到冲击、不安或迷惑。
The sudden loss dislocated her completely.
突如其来的失去让她完全不知所措。
Not this
My shoulder dislocated when I fell.
Use this
My shoulder was dislocated when I fell.
dislocate 是及物动词，表示“使脱臼”；身体部位不能主动发出“脱臼”的动作，作主语时要用被动语态 was dislocated。也可以说 I dislocated my shoulder。
Not this
I had a dislocate shoulder.
Use this
I had a dislocated shoulder.
dislocate 是动词，不能直接放在名词前作定语；作定语表示“脱臼的”要用过去分词 dislocated。
Not this
He dislocated his knee out of joint.
Use this
He dislocated his knee.
dislocate 本身就包含“使关节脱位”的意思，再加 out of joint 语义重复；直接说 dislocate his knee 即可。
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使（某人的）肩膀脱臼
He dislocated his shoulder while playing rugby.
他打橄榄球时肩膀脱臼了。
使关节脱位
A sudden, violent twist can dislocate a joint.
突然猛烈的扭转会使关节脱位。
使（某人的）膝盖脱臼
She dislocated her knee in a skiing accident.
她在一次滑雪事故中膝盖脱臼了。
使经济陷入混乱；打乱经济秩序
The cyberattack threatened to dislocate the national economy.
网络攻击曾威胁要使国家经济陷入混乱。
打乱人们的生活
The prolonged power outage dislocated people's lives across the city.
长时间停电打乱了全城人们的生活。
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联想dis（分开）+locate（定位）：骨头离开定位处即脱臼，事物离开原定位即错位。
语域：mixed 常见场景：医疗/骨科、体育/运动损伤、正式文章/抽象讨论 该词不同义项语域略有不同：医学上指脱位/脱臼时较常用，语域中性；抽象义（如使混乱）比较常见于正式书面语。实际使用时视具体语境而定。
The -cate verbs above share the same final sound /keɪt/ as dislocate, even though the stress falls on different syllables (e.g., locate has stronger stress on the final syllable, while dislocate keeps primary stress on the first syllable). Be careful with delicate /ˈdelɪkət/: it ends in the same letters -cate but is pronounced with /kət/, so it does not match the /keɪt/ pattern.
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