detach

[US]/dɪˈtætʃ/
[UK]/dɪˈtætʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt.separate
dispatch
make aloof

Phrases & Collocations

detach from reality

detach emotionally

detachable parts

Example Sentences

a detached part; a detached plug.

the screen detaches from the keyboard.

a house with a detached garage.

detach a check from the checkbook; detach burs from one's coat.

detach a calf from its mother; detached herself from the group.

a willingness to detach comment from political allegiance.

a figure in brown detached itself from the shadows.

the newspaper detached itself from the political parties.

our crew were detached to Tabuk for the exercise.

a four-bedroomed detached house.

Men were detached to defend the pass.

They detached their trailer and set up camp.

The general detached a small force to go and guard the palace.

You may be used to detach poly or mesh to elements when modeling,so it is easy to detach each element of a polygen.

he detached the front lamp from its bracket.

he managed to remain detached from petty politics.

The Emperor detached Domon's division of light cavalry to reconnoitre in that quarter.

Real-world Examples

Goodness me! But the capsule did finally detach.

Source: 6 Minute English

The ability to be detached, both intellectually and emotionally, is also a vital component.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

He would detach himself from the routines of life.

Source: Past CET-6 Exam Papers (including translations)

No, because you said I was detached.

Source: Our Day Season 2

I said you were able to detach from this Deja situation, not that you were detached. - Yep.

Source: Our Day Season 2

We may become disconnected, but we are never fully detached, Kurosawa seems to say here.

Source: Deep Dive into the Movie World (LSOO)

I guess I just can't, what, detach like you can.

Source: Our Day Season 2

Detached houses are usually larger and more expensive.

Source: Oxford University: IELTS Foreign Teacher Course

" The great thinkers of the ancient tradition were not detached from political issues, " she says.

Source: Newsweek

The engine was detached from the body of the train.

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

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