disintegrate
UK [dɪ'sɪn.tɪ.greɪt] US [-tˌə-] verb intransitive
ADVANCED
■to become weaker or be destroyed by breaking into small pieces 分解，分化，分裂•The spacecraft disintegrated as it entered the Earth's atmosphere.太空船进入大气层时解体了。 •The Ottoman Empire disintegrated into lots of small states.奥斯曼帝国分裂为许多个小国家。 ■to become much worse 恶化；崩溃•The situation disintegrated into chaos.局势恶化后陷入混乱状态。 |