defuse

US [dɪˈfjuz]
UK [diːˈfjuːz]
  • v.平息；缓和；拆除（炸弹）的引信
  • Web去掉……的雷管；拆除的引信；化解
Simple Present：defuses  Present Participle：defusing  Past Tense：defused  

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defuse
v.
1.
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缓和；平息to stop a possibly dangerous or difficult situation from developing, especially by making people less angry or nervous
Local police are trying to defuse racial tension in the community.
当地的警察竭力缓和这个社区种族间的紧张关系。
2.
~ sth
拆除（炸弹）的引信to remove the fuse from a bomb so that it cannot explode

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AllAll,平息平息,缓和缓和,拆除的引信拆除的引信,去掉……的雷管去掉……的雷管,化解化解
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Someone had to defuse the time bomb or all the passengers on board the ship would be killed. The boatswain offered to bell the cat.
有人得去把定时炸弹的雷管拆掉，否则全船人的性命难保。水手长自告奋勇去冒这个险。
yǒu rén de qù bǎ dìng shí zhà dàn de léi guǎn chāi diào , fǒu zé quán chuán rén de xìng mìng nán bǎo 。 shuǐ shǒu zhǎng zì gào fèn yǒng qù mào zhè ge xiǎn 。
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Syria's official news agency says three security personnel have been killed while trying to defuse a bomb near Damascus.
叙利亚官方新闻机构声称，在大马士革附近，三名安全人员因试图拆除炸弹而死亡。
xù lì yà guān fāng xīn wén jī gòu shēng chēng , zài dà mǎ shì gé fù jìn , sān míng ān quán rén yuán yīn shì tú chāi chú zhà dàn ér sǐ wáng 。
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3.
He said Frazer, in her discussions with officials of the DRC and Rwanda, will explore ways to defuse regional tensions.
麦科马克说，弗雷泽跟刚果民主共和国以及卢旺达官员会谈时将探讨缓和地区紧张状态的途径。
mài kē mǎ kè shuō , fú léi zé gēn gāng guǒ mín zhǔ gòng hé guó yǐ jí lú wàng dá guān yuán huì tán shí jiāng tàn tǎo huǎn hé dì qū jǐn zhāng zhuàng tài de tú jìng 。
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Your own sense of responsibility provides balance that enables you to be the person you should be and to defuse any tension.
你的责任意识带给你平衡，从而促使你成为应该成为的人和缓和一些紧张情绪。
nǐ de zé rèn yì shí dài gěi nǐ píng héng , cóng ér cù shǐ nǐ chéng wéi yīng gāi chéng wéi de rén hé huǎn hé yì xiē jǐn zhāng qíng xù 。
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Explosives experts are trying to defuse a second device, which the fugitives placed on one of the main roads leading out of the city.
爆炸专家正在努力排除越狱者在出城的主要道路上安装的第二枚爆炸装置。
bào zhà zhuān jiā zhèng zài nǔ lì pái chú yuè yù zhě zài chū chéng de zhǔ yào dào lù shàng ān zhuāng de dì èr méi bào zhà zhuāng zhì 。
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Now would seem to be one such moment: some wise words from the king could do much to defuse tension.
现在似乎到了这样的时刻：国王的英明之言能够有效消除紧张局势。
xiàn zài sì hū dào le zhè yàng de shí kè : guó wáng de yīng míng zhī yán néng gòu yǒu xiào xiāo chú jǐn zhāng jú shì 。
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By correcting the behavior rather than the child, you defuse a child's defensiveness and keep the correction from sounding like an order.
批评对事而不对人，从而孩子不会产生防御心理不在防卫你，改正错误的要求听上去也不像是一种命令。
pī píng duì shì ér bú duì rén , cóng ér hái zi bú huì chǎn shēng fáng yù xīn lǐ bù zài fáng wèi nǐ , gǎi zhèng cuò wù de yāo qiú tīng shàng qù yě bù xiàng shì yī zhǒng mìng lìng 。
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Obama came into office thinking he could engage with Iran in a way that would defuse tensions.
奥巴马上任时认为他能够通过在某些事务上和伊朗打交道来缓解紧张。
ào bā mǎ shàng rèn shí rèn wéi tā néng gòu tōng guò zài mǒu xiē shì wù shàng hé yī lǎng dǎ jiāo dao lái huǎn jiě jǐn zhāng 。
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Singapore announced new steps to curb immigration as it tries to defuse one of its most contentious emerging political issues .
新加坡出台了限制移民的新措施，努力缓和这个争议最大的新政治问题之一。
xīn jiā pō chū tái le xiàn zhì yí mín de xīn cuò shī , nǔ lì huǎn hé zhè ge zhēng yì zuì dà de xīn zhèng zhì wèn tí zhī yī 。
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Shortly afterwards, an improvised explosive device went off while police were trying to defuse it.
不久，另一枚炸弹在警方尝试拆卸它时爆炸。
bù jiǔ , lìng yī méi zhà dàn zài jǐng fāng cháng shì chāi xiè tā shí bào zhà 。
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