defuse
翻译
拆除（炸弹的）引信, 缓和, 平息
例句
The expert was called to defuse the bomb.
专家被召来拆除炸弹的引信。
Her calm words helped to defuse the tense situation.
她平静的话语有助于缓和紧张的局势。
语法模式
((sth.)) 拆除爆炸装置的引信 The expert was called to defuse the bomb.
((sth.)) 使局势不那么紧张或危险 Her calm words helped to defuse the tense situation.
近义词
同义词: deactivate (解除), calm (平息), ease (缓和); 反义词: escalate (升级), intensify (加剧), arm (武装)
词源
源自 'de-' (移除) + 'fuse' (引信)。字面意思是“移除引信”。
记忆技巧
想象一下从炸弹上移除“引信”(fuse) 以阻止其爆炸。这个概念延伸到从紧张局势中“移除导火索”。