defuse
🇺🇸
/diːˈfjuːz/
🇬🇧
/diːˈfjuːz/
verb
R
To calm a tense situation or to make someone less upset.
She told a joke to defuse the tension in the room.
她讲了一个笑话来缓解房间里的紧张气氛。
R
To remove the fuse from a bomb so it won't explode.
Experts were called to defuse the unexploded device safely.
专家被召集来安全地拆除未爆炸的装置。
translation
平息, 拆除
词形变化
3rd Present
defuses
Past
defused
Perfect
defused
Progressive
defusing