defuse
defuse
verb
verb
- [with obj.]remove the fuse from (an explosive device) in order to prevent it from exploding
拆除…雷管
explosives specialists tried to defuse the grenade.
爆破专家试图拆除那枚手榴弹的引信。
■(figurative)reduce the danger or tension in (a difficult situation)
(喻)缓解（困境）
an attempt to defuse dispute.
缓和争端的努力。
- On the potential confusion between defuse and diffuse, see usage at diffuse
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