| 释义 |
▪ I. defuse, v.|diːˈfjuːz|
[f. de- II. 2 + fuse n.]
trans. To remove the fuse from (an explosive device). Also fig.
1943Word Study Oct. 7 A group of fliers defused a 1,000-pound bomb that had jammed in the racks when their plane was flying..over an Italian target. 1958Economist 2 Aug. 352 Thought has to be given now, without delay, to the means of reducing the risks involved in this inevitable act of disengagement—of defusing it, in effect. 1960Times 20 Jan. 6/1 Jack decides to save Barry by defusing the discovered bomb. 1967Listener 1 June 708/2 Mr George Brown..says the Russians are anxious to ‘defuse’ the middle east. 1968Economist 3 Feb. 11/2 The early release of the crew alone would defuse this crisis, as things now stand. 1970Guardian 9 May 1/3 President Nixon['s]..news conference..which he evidently hopes will defuse much of the students' anger.
▪ II. defuse, -ed, -edly, defusion, -ive
obs. ff. diffuse, etc. |