disconnection
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˌdɪs.kəˈnek.ʃən/ us/ˌdɪs.kəˈnek.ʃən/
(OF APPLIANCE, SERVICE)
断开
the action of unfastening something, especially breaking the connection between a device or piece of equipment and an electricity, gas or water supply, or the internet, etc.
This key lock prevents inadvertent disconnection of the computer. 此键锁可防止计算机意外断开连接。
On several occasions there were accidental disconnections of the intravenous line. 有好几次静脉输液管意外断开了。
断闸;（因欠费而）断供;停供
the action of stopping the supply of a service such as electricity, gas, water, or phone to a place, especially because money has not been paid
Customers who don't pay the deposit within 10 days would face disconnection. 未在 10 天内支付押金的客户将被断线。
The city temporarily stopped disconnections so that people would not lose service during the severe heat. 该市暂时停止了欠费停供做法，以免人们在酷热期间失去服务。
断线
an occasion when a phone connection is broken and the conversation cannot continue
They can identify the location of the phone at the time of disconnection. 他们可以在断线时识别电话的位置。
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- The judge ordered the disconnection of all computers that have access to individual trust data.
- It is useful to measure CO2 to indicate disconnection of the breathing system or ventilator.
- The gas company said she had been notified that she faced disconnection.
- The company reviewed its policies for disconnections following a lawsuit.
(FEELING)
脱节;孤立;格格不入
the feeling or fact of being separate from someone or something else, and not fitting well together or understanding each other
In the book, she describes her sense of disconnection from her bourgeois suburban family. 在书中，她描述了她与自己郊区中产阶级家庭格格不入的感觉。
One of the biggest problems was the disconnection between head office and the workforce. 最大的问题之一是总部与员工队伍之间的脱节。
Many are suffering a vague disconnection, fueled by economic worries. 在经济忧虑的助推下，许多人正在经受一种模糊的孤立感。
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- There is, unfortunately, a widespread sense of disconnection between the country's institutions and its citizens.
- I experienced a feeling of immense disconnection from society at large.
- There is a disconnection between humans and other plant and animal species.
- He seems to suffer no after-effects from this terrible experience, and this kind of emotional disconnection appears throughout the book.
See: disconnect