单词	defuse
释义	defusede‧fuse /ˌdiːˈfjuːz/ verb [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE defuse Simple Form Present I, you, we, they defuse he, she, it defuses Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they defused Present perfect I, you, we, they have defused he, she, it has defused Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had defused Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will defuse Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have defused Continuous Form Present I am defusing he, she, it is defusing you, we, they are defusing Past I, he, she, it was defusing you, we, they were defusing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been defusing he, she, it has been defusing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been defusing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be defusing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been defusing Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Diplomats are trying to defuse the situation. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Another writer defused my initial fears of motherhood by telling me that she worked more efficiently after her child was born. I was trying to defuse a volatile situation. Negotiation could sometimes defuse these situations and produce more acceptable consequences for both parties. Police found and defused a number of limpet mines. The others were found and defused just in time. This should not defuse the dramatic tension. Worse yet, it may resort to additional expedient action to disguise or defuse the consequences of previous counterproductive actions. word sets WORD SETS► Bombs & Terrorism car bomb, noundefuse, verbdevice, noundisarm, verbexplosion, nounexplosive, nounfuse, nounguerrilla, noungunman, noungunpowder, noungun-running, nounletter bomb, nounmine, nounmine, verbminefield, nounMolotov cocktail, nounparamilitary, adjectivepetrol bomb, nounSemtex, nounterror, nounterrorism, nounterrorist, nountime bomb, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► defuse a situation/crisis/row etc  Beth’s quiet voice helped to defuse the situation. ► defuse tension/anger etc  The agreement was regarded as a means of defusing ethnic tensions. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► defuse a crisis (=stop it developing further)· Diplomatic efforts to defuse the crisis have failed. ► defuse the situation (=make people less angry)· She’d just been trying to calm Gerry down and defuse the situation. ► defuse tension (=make a situation more friendly)· He searched for ways of defusing racial tension. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► attempt · Threats of a Lords revolt remain, with Mr Patten's attempts to defuse the row having failed. ► bomb · Police evacuated nearby buildings and cordoned off the area while they defused the bomb.· Some economists say that declining population growth rates have defused the population bomb. ► crisis · With an uneasy peace prevailing along the border the international community launched a series of missions to defuse the crisis.· Mr Assad defused that crisis by stripping Rifat of power, but Alawite rivalries remain keen.· Havel asked the legislature to grant him broader powers to defuse the constitutional crisis.· Diplomatic efforts to defuse the crisis have been equally chaotic. ► row · Threats of a Lords revolt remain, with Mr Patten's attempts to defuse the row having failed. ► situation · Negotiation could sometimes defuse these situations and produce more acceptable consequences for both parties.· I was trying to defuse a volatile situation.· An argument broke out in the crowded pub after some drink was knocked over and Mr Brown tried to defuse the situation.· Despite Fiat's efforts to defuse the situation by adopting an ethics code, its problems are not over yet.· Or do they bide their time and seek to defuse the situation by negotiations via a mediator?· The only thing she'd been trying to do was calm Guido down and defuse the situation.· He reckons that defuses the situation. ► tension · This should not defuse the dramatic tension.· Maybe the fraught confrontation earlier had defused some of the tension building up between them.· Talks between representatives of the three communities appeared to defuse some of the tension.· They know how helpful tears are to defuse tension and how constructive their aftermath can be.· It, too, has been trying to defuse tensions.· You can always bank on Ally McCoist to defuse the tension. VERB► try · An argument broke out in the crowded pub after some drink was knocked over and Mr Brown tried to defuse the situation.· I was trying to defuse a volatile situation.· There were also obvious international reasons to try to defuse crises before they developed.· And she has tried to defuse the threat which science undoubtedly can pose against creative writing.· Mr and Mrs Jones try very hard to defuse difficult situations.· It, too, has been trying to defuse tensions. 1to improve a difficult or dangerous situation, for example by making people less angry or by dealing with the causes of a problemdefuse a situation/crisis/row etc Beth’s quiet voice helped to defuse the situation.defuse tension/anger etc The agreement was regarded as a means of defusing ethnic tensions.2to remove the fuse from a bomb in order to prevent it from exploding
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