take apart
phrasal verbtake somebody/something apart (informal)
to defeat somebody easily in a game or competition （运动或比赛）轻易打败，把…打得一败涂地 We were simply taken apart by the other team. 我们被另一个队彻底打败了。
to criticize somebody/something severely 严厉抨击 In his speech he took the opposition apart. 他在讲话中瓦解了反对派。
take something apart
to separate a machine or piece of equipment into the different parts that it is made of 拆卸，拆散，拆开（机器等）