defuse
翻譯
拆除（炸彈的）引信, 緩和, 平息
例句
The expert was called to defuse the bomb.
專家被召來拆除炸彈的引信。
Her calm words helped to defuse the tense situation.
她平靜的話語有助於緩和緊張的局勢。
文法模式
((sth.)) 拆除爆炸裝置的引信 The expert was called to defuse the bomb.
((sth.)) 使局勢不那麼緊張或危險 Her calm words helped to defuse the tense situation.
近義詞
同義詞: deactivate (解除), calm (平息), ease (緩和); 反義詞: escalate (升級), intensify (加劇), arm (武裝)
詞源
源自 'de-' (移除) + 'fuse' (引信)。字面意思是「移除引信」。
記憶技巧
想像一下從炸彈上移除「引信」(fuse) 以阻止其爆炸。這個概念延伸到從緊張局勢中「移除導火索」。