He stayed on until the dissolution of the firm in 1948.
他一直呆到1948年公司解散。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
The empty shell of a snail or clam may be left behind, and if it is sufficiently durable and resistant to dissolution, it may remain basically unchanged for a long period of time.
蜗牛或蛤蜊的空壳可能会被留下来,如果足够持久和抗溶解,它可能会在很长一段时间内基本保持不变。
There came to him a presentiment of his early dissolution [death].