uncouple

1. V-T If two vehicles or pieces of equipment are uncoupled, they have been unfastened and are no longer joined together. 使脫離

They uncoupled the passenger cars from the train engine. 他們讓乘客車(chē)廂與火車(chē)頭脫離開(kāi)。

2. V-T If two things that were connected or combined are uncoupled, they have been separated from each other. 使分離

The government uncoupled the peso from the dollar yesterday for the first time in 11 years. 昨天政府十一年來(lái)第一次使比索脫離美元。