defuse
美音:
[dıf´ju:z
]英音:
[dıf´ju:z
]vt.去掉...的雷管
难易程度:
defuse为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:defused 过去分词:defused 现在分词:defusing 第三人称单数:defuses
defuse
/,di:'fju:z; di`fjuz/
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