demobilize

/diːˈməʊbəlaɪz/ (bre, ipa) · /diːˈməʊbəlaɪz/ (ame, ipa) · /di-ˈmō-bə-ˌlīz ˌdē-/ (ame, mw)

demobilize — verb

  • demobilizepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • demobilizeshe / she / it
  • demobilizedpast simple
  • demobilizing-ing form

1. to send soldiers or other military personnel back to their ordinary lives after

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

to send soldiers or other military personnel back to their ordinary lives after their service is no longer needed, especially when a war comes to an end.

例句

Colonel Kim announced that the brigade would be demobilized after completing its final patrol.

passive: be demobilized after [event]

Mei struggled to find work after she was demobilized and returned to civilian life.

personal impact: demobilized + returned to civilian life

同義詞
  • discharge

    broader term; can happen at any time, not only after a war, and for any reason (medical, disciplinary)

  • muster out

    older, traditional term with a ceremonial tone; less common in modern English

  • send home

    informal everyday language; used in conversation rather than official documents

反義詞
  • mobilize

    to prepare and assemble troops for active military duty, the direct opposite

  • call up

    informal opposite; to summon someone for military service

文法句型

demobilize + noun phrase (troops / soldiers / a unit)

be demobilized from + noun phrase

用法筆記

Common in formal military and government reports. Frequently used in the passive voice (be demobilized) or with a specific number of personnel. In everyday conversation, 'discharge' or 'send home' is more natural.

常見錯誤

❌The company demobilized its workers after the project ended.
✅The company laid off its workers after the project ended.
💡Demobilize is only used for military personnel, not civilian employees.
❌The army demobilized the enemy soldiers they had captured.
✅The army released the enemy soldiers they had captured.
💡You demobilize your own forces, never the opposing side.