dis-, 不，非，使相反。-soc, 联系，词源同social, society. 即不再联系，否认联系。

1. He has failed to dissociate himself clearly and unambiguously from the attack.

他未能干净利落地同那起攻击事件撇清关系。

2. He tried to dissociate himself from the party's more extreme views.

他极力表明自己并不赞成该党较为偏激的观点。

3. It is difficult to dissociate the man from his position.

一想到这个人,就很难不联想起他的职位.

4. Almost the first lesson they learn is how to dissociate emotion from reason.

如何将理智和情感分开几乎可以说是他们所上的第一课。

5. It is getting harder for the president to dissociate himself from the scandal.

总统越来越难摆脱这一丑闻了。