defuse
verb[T]
uk/ˌdiːˈfjuːz/us/ˌdiːˈfjuːz/defuseverb[T](BOMB)
topreventabombfromexploding:
卸除（炸弹的）引信Bombdisposalexpertshave defused a 110-poundbombat asubwaystationthisafternoon.今天下午，排弹专家在一个地铁站拆除了一枚110磅的炸弹。
Calming and relaxing
- assuage
- balls-to-the-wall
- bask
- bread
- bread and circusesidiom
- calm
- chill
- humour
- lie down
- lightensomethingup
- lull
- lullsomeoneintosomething
- makeyourselfat homeidiom
- relaxation
- settle
- shirt
- simmer
- simmer down
- slow down
- slow lane
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Bombs & missiles
defuseverb[T](DIFFICULT SITUATION)
to make adifficultordangeroussituationcalmerbyreducingorremovingitscause:
缓和；平息The twogroupswillmeetnextweektotryto defuse thecrisis/situation/tension.双方将于下周会面以求缓和危机／局面／紧张局势。
Calm and relaxed
- (as) cool as a cucumberidiom
- at (your) leisureidiom
- be at peace with the worldidiom
- calmly
- calmness
- equilibrium
- free-flowing
- gaily
- genteel
- happy-go-lucky
- harmonious
- peaceably
- peacefully
- peacefulness
- phlegm
- placid
- placidly
- sedate
- without a care in the worldidiom
- zen