dislocate

dislocate — 動詞

1. to cause a bone to leave its normal position inside a joint, usually after a fal

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

脫臼

使骨頭從關節正常位置脫出

to cause a bone to leave its normal position inside a joint, usually after a fall or injury

例句

Mira dislocated her shoulder when she fell off her bicycle.

Mira 騎腳踏車摔倒時肩膀脫臼了。

transitive: dislocate + body part

The doctor said his jaw was dislocated after the car accident.

醫生說他在車禍之後下顎脫臼了。

passive: be dislocated

同義詞
  • displace

    more general; can refer to any object moving from its proper position, not just bones

文法句型

dislocate + body part

be/get + dislocated

用法筆記

Often used in the passive voice (be/get dislocated) when describing the injury itself rather than the cause of it.

常見錯誤

❌I dislocated when playing basketball.
✅I dislocated my finger when playing basketball.
💡The verb 'dislocate' always needs an object (the body part) or use the passive voice.
❌He dislocated his arm out of place.
✅He dislocated his arm.
💡Adding 'out of place' is redundant because 'dislocate' already means 'to put out of position'.

2. to disturb the normal working of a system, process, or arrangement so severely t

2.動詞及物B2
釋義

打亂；擾亂

嚴重影響系統或計劃的正常運作

to disturb the normal working of a system, process, or arrangement so severely that it cannot continue smoothly

例句

The strike dislocated train services across the whole country.

這場罷工打亂了全國的火車運輸服務。

dislocate + service / system (formal usage)

Christopher's sudden move abroad dislocated the family's daily routine.

Christopher 突然移居國外，打亂了全家人的日常生活作息。

同義詞
  • disrupt

    more common and slightly less formal; preferred in everyday and news contexts

  • disorganize

    less severe in impact; suggests confusion and disorder rather than a breakdown of function

  • disturb

    weaker; can mean simply interrupting or creating slight inconvenience

反義詞

文法句型

dislocate + noun phrase

用法筆記

Common in formal or news writing about large-scale disruptions — transport, economy, politics. Less frequent in everyday conversation.

常見錯誤

❌The rain dislocated our picnic.
✅The rain ruined our picnic.
💡'Dislocate' (sense 2) describes significant disruption to systems or plans and is too strong for minor inconveniences.