| 单词 | disarming |
| 释义 | disarming (once / 5080 pages) nadj When something's disarming, it calms hostility. A disarming smile from you can transform what could have been a tense conversation with an angry neighbor. When you disarm a security system, it won't go off — everything is okay. The same thing happens when you act in a disarming way. A disarming gesture can make people feel less on their guard, like a famous actor whose disarming gesture shows he doesn't take himself so seriously after all. Disarming can also refer to the act of reducing military arms, or weapons. WORD FAMILYdisarming: disarmingly, disarmings+/arm: armament, armed, armful, arming, armless, armlet, armlike, armor, arms, disarm, forearm, overarm, re-arm, rearm, unarm, underarm/armament: armaments/armful: armfuls/arming: armings/armlet: armlets/armor: armored, armorer, armoring, armors/armored: unarmored/armorer: armorers/disarm: disarmament, disarmed, disarmer, disarming, disarms/disarmament: disarmaments/disarmer: disarmers/forearm: forearmed, forearming, forearms/rearm: rearmament, rearmed, rearming, rearms/rearmament: rearmaments/unarm: unarmed, unarming, unarms/underarm: underarms USAGE EXAMPLESHis sense of humor is disarming, as he pivots from comical to solemn in a split-second. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) A bluesy album full of shadows and disarming horns, as well as lyrics that veer into progressive journalism. Los Angeles Times(Dec 20, 2016) Weaver is so disarmingly sane, it is hard to imagine where her actor’s insecurity lies. The Guardian(Dec 17, 2016) 1n act of reducing or depriving of arms Syn|Ant|Hyper disarmament armament, arming, equipping the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war demobilisation, demobilization act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including disbanding or discharging troops 2adj capable of allaying hostility Syn unprovocative, unprovoking not provocative |
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