defuse /diːˈfjuːz/ TEM8 ( defusing, defused, defuses )

• 1. 

  V-T If you defuse a dangerous or tense situation, you calm it. 缓和

  例：

  Police administrators credited the organization with helping defuse potentially violent situations.

  警方赞扬该组织帮助缓和潜在的暴力情势。

• 2. 

  V-T If someone defuses a bomb, they remove the fuse so that it cannot explode. 拆除…的引信

  例：

  Police have defused a bomb found in a downtown building.

  警察已拆除了在市中心一幢大楼里发现的一枚炸弹的引信。