break up into small parts, typically as the result of impact or decay
(多指因冲击或腐败而)碎裂,分裂
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when the missile struck, the car disintegrated in a sheet of searing flame 被导弹击中后,汽车在一片火海中碎裂。
lose strength or cohesion and gradually fail
逐步瓦解;衰败
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the marriage disintegrated amid allegations that she was having an affair .据说她有外遇,婚姻因此破裂。
〈非正式〉 (精神)崩溃
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I thought that when I finished working on the book I'd disintegrate .我想等我完成这本书的工作时,我也该精神崩溃了。
【物理】 蜕变,衰变
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a meson can spontaneously disintegrate 介子可以自然蜕变
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it has become a relatively easy matter to disintegrate almost any atom .让几乎任何原子蜕变都变得相对容易了。