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 dis·joint /-ˈʤɔɪnt/
 (vt.)(vi.)(使)脫節,(使)解體,(使)脫臼

 disjoint
 不相交

 disjoint
 不相交 互斥

 Dis·joint a.  Disjointed; unconnected; -- opposed to conjoint.

 Dis·joint, n.  Difficult situation; dilemma; strait. [Obs.] “I stand in such disjoint.”

 Dis·joint, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disjointed; p. pr. & vb. n. Disjointing.]
 1. To separate the joints of; to separate, as parts united by joints; to put out of joint; to force out of its socket; to dislocate; as, to disjoint limbs; to disjoint bones; to disjoint a fowl in carving.
 Yet what could swords or poisons, racks or flame,
 But mangle and disjoint the brittle frame?   --Prior.
 2. To separate at junctures or joints; to break where parts are united; to break in pieces; as, disjointed columns; to disjoint an edifice.
 Some half-ruined wall
 Disjointed and about to fall.   --Longfellow.
 3. To break the natural order and relations of; to make incoherent; as, a disjointed speech.

 Dis·joint, v. i. To fall in pieces.
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 disjoint
      adj : having no elements in common
      v 1: part; cease or break association with; "She disassociated
           herself from the organization when she found out the
           identity of the president" [syn: disassociate, dissociate,
            divorce, disunite]
      2: separate at the joints; "disjoint the chicken before cooking
         it" [syn: disarticulate]
      3: make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining
         of [syn: disjoin] [ant: join]
      4: become separated, disconnected or disjoint [syn: disjoin]
         [ant: join]