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Dismantle something piece by piece
dismantle something
to take apart a machine or structure so that it is in separate pieces
- I had to dismantle the engine in order to repair it.
- The steel mill was dismantled piece by piece.
http://oaadonline.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/dismantle
If you've dismantled something, it is in separate pieces, isn't it? If you've dismantled something piece by piece, how does it look?
to take apart a machine or structure so that it is in separate pieces
- I had to dismantle the engine in order to repair it.
- The steel mill was dismantled piece by piece.
http://oaadonline.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/dismantle
If you've dismantled something, it is in separate pieces, isn't it? If you've dismantled something piece by piece, how does it look?
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If you dismantled an automobile engine piece by piece, you'd have it laid out of the ground: cylinder block, crankshaft, camshaft, valves, pistons, connecting rods, intake and exhaust maninfolds, etc. A steel mill dismantled piece by piece would probably leave the building that houses the mill intact and would just remove the moving parts of the mill: furnace, conveyors, storage bins, etc. The parts would likely not be laid out on the ground, but rather would be trucked away, either to be reassembled somewhere else (for example, in a Third World country) or to be melted down for scrap.
- If you dismantled an automobile engine piece by piece, you'd have it laid out of the ground: cylinder block, crankshaft, camshaft, valves, pistons, connecting rods, intake and exhaust maninfolds, etc.
- A steel mill dismantled piece by piece would probably leave the building that houses the mill intact and would just remove the moving parts of the mill: furnace, conveyors, storage bins, etc.
- The parts would likely not be laid out on the ground, but rather would be trucked away, either to be reassembled somewhere else (for example, in a Third World country) or to be melted down for scrap.
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If you dismantled an automobile engine piece by piece, you'd have it laid out of the ground: cylinder block, crankshaft, camshaft, valves, pistons, connecting rods, intake and exhaust maninfolds, etc.
A steel mill dismantled piece by piece would probably leave the building that houses the mill intact and would just remove the moving parts of the mill: furnace, conveyors, storage bins, e
A steel mill dismantled piece by piece would probably leave the building that houses the mill intact and would just remove the moving parts of the mill: furnace, conveyors, storage bins, e
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Hi,
I dismantled it piece by piece.
This explains how I did it.
I did it slowly, carefully and thoroughly.
Clive
I dismantled it piece by piece.
This explains how I did it.
I did it slowly, carefully and thoroughly.
Clive
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Thank you, Anonymous. The difference between "dismantle something" and ""dismantle something piece by piece" isn't still clear to me, so it would be very nice if you could give me further details.
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"Dismantle something" and "dismantle something piece by piece" mean essentially the same thing. But sometimes you might want to throw in the phrase "piece by piece" for a kind of literary emphasis, like when you say "I climbed the stairs step by step". This means essentially the same thing as "I climbed the stairs." But putting in the phrase "step by step" makes the description of the climb mor
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