dismember /dɪsˈmɛmbə/ ( dismembering, dismembered, dismembers )

• 1. 

  V-T To dismember the body of a dead person or animal means to cut or pull it into pieces. 肢解

  例：

  She then dismembered him, hiding parts of his body in the cellar.

  她接着将他的尸体肢解，把几块碎尸藏进了地窖。

• 2. 

  V-T To dismember a country or organization means to break it up into smaller parts. 分割疆土

  例：

  ...Hitler's plans to occupy and dismember Czechoslovakia.

  ...希特勒占领并分割捷克斯洛伐克领土的计划。