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defuse

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defuse为短语/超纲词汇

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动词过去式:defused 过去分词:defused 现在分词:defusing 第三人称单数:defuses

defuse


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v [Tn]
1 remove or make useless the device that sets off (a bomb, etc) 拆除(炸弹等)的引信.
2 (fig 比喻) reduce the dangerous tension in (a difficult situation) 缓和(困难局面 的紧张状态
*defuse tension, anger, a crisis 减弱紧张气氛、平息怒火、缓和危急局面.

defuse


v [T]
to improve a difficult or dangerous situation, for example by making people less angry or by dealing with the causes of a problem
defuse a situation/crisis/row etc
 Beth's quiet voice helped to defuse the situation.
defuse tension/anger etc
 The agreement was regarded as a means of defusing ethnic tensions.
to remove the fuse from a bomb in order to prevent it from exploding