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dismember
verb[ T ]
uk /dɪˈsmem.bər/ us /dɪˈsmem.bɚ/
to cut, tear, or pull the arms and legs off the body of a dead person or animal: 肢解，分割…的肢体
The police found the dismembered body of a young man in the murderer's freezer.警方在凶手的冰箱里发现了一具被肢解的年轻男性的尸体。
literary
to divide a country or an empire into different parts: 分裂，分割，瓜分
Some countries hoped to achieve statehood when the Ottoman Empire was dismembered.
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dismember | American Dictionary
dismember
verb[ T ]
us/dɪsˈmem·bər/
to cut a body, esp. of an animal, into pieces
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