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词汇 defusing
释义 defusing
present participle ofdefuse
defuse
verb[ T ]
uk /ˌdiːˈfjuːz/ us /ˌdiːˈfjuːz/

defuseverb[T] (BOMB)


to prevent a bomb from exploding: 卸除(炸弹的)引信
Bomb disposal experts have defused a 110-pound bomb at a subway station this afternoon.今天下午,排弹专家在一个地铁站拆除了一枚110磅的炸弹。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Calming and relaxing
appease
assuage
balls-to-the-wall
bask
bread
chill
compose
let/blow off steamidiom
lie down
lighten something up
lull
lull someone into something
melt
relaxation
self-soothe
settle
settle down
shirt
simmer
simmer down

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Bombs & missiles

defuseverb[T] (DIFFICULT SITUATION)


to make a difficult or dangerous situation calmer by reducing or removing its cause: 缓和;平息
The two groups will meet next week to try to defuse the crisis/situation/tension.双方将于下周会面以求缓和危机/局面/紧张局势。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Calm and relaxed
(as) cool as a cucumberidiom
at (your) leisureidiom
be at peace with the worldidiom
biddable
calmly
easy come, easy goidiom
easy-going
equilibrium
fluidly
free-flowing
non-hysterical
peaceably
peacefully
peacefulness
placable
unhysterically
uninhibited
unpressured
unpressurized
unruffled

Examples of defusing


defusing

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


He thought in terms of preventing decay, of defusing social tensions, of creating a unifying synthesis out of disturbance.
Claiming motherhood and deploying the attendant rhetoric of care and domestic comfort becomes a way of defusing more problematic questions about sexuality.
Yet he stressed cultural tradition's part in sustaining this adaptation, and its heavy dependence upon the wife's skill at defusing inter-male jealousies which could yield maladaptive conflict.
The educational program included the creation of audiovisuals, as well as illustrated reading material explaining the merits of early prenatal diagnosis and defusing wrong concepts about its risks.
Following intensive discussions over the past few weeks we now seem to have found a way of defusing this issue.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
Surely that is a way of defusing part of the political argument.
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Secondly, expansion should reduce the possibility of future conflict in this area by defusing, preventing and containing the escalation of tensions.
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But who can tell what subtle, beneficial defusing effect it might eventually disseminate through the world?
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The tinder is there; but, rather than defusing the situation, we seem to be sitting back.
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I believe that this area, research, provides a way of defusing one of the main causes of such conflicts - the battle for raw materials.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
But dwelling on violence will not help us to reach proposals for defusing this situation.
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It appears that some progress was made in defusing tension.
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I have even proposed a way of defusing some of the political difficulties that might be involved.
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I am grateful to the security forces for defusing it before there was loss of life and damage to property.
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We play an active part in defusing regional tensions which might fuel proliferation.
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