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单词 defuse
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
de•fuse /diˈfyuz/USA pronunciation   v. [ ~ + obj], -fused,-fus•ing. 
  1. to remove the fuse from (a bomb).
  2. to make less dangerous or tense:defused a tense situation.
See -fus-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
de•fuse  (dē fyo̅o̅z′),USA pronunciation v., -fused, -fus•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. to remove the fuze from (a bomb, mine, etc.).
  2. to make less dangerous, tense, or embarrassing:to defuse a potentially ugly situation.

v.i. 
  1. to grow less dangerous;
    weaken.
Also, defuze. 
  • de- + fuse1 1940–45
de•fus′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
defuse, sometimes US defuze /diːˈfjuːz/ vb (transitive)
  1. to remove the triggering device of (a bomb, etc)
  2. to remove the cause of tension from (a crisis, etc)
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