"defuse" in Chinese (Traditional)
拆除(炸彈)- 緩和(局勢)
Definition
把炸彈的引信拆除以確保安全;也指使危險或緊張的局勢變得緩和或平靜。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
“Defuse”既可指拆除炸彈引信,也常比喻緩和緊張局勢,非常常見於“defuse a situation”。請勿與“diffuse”(擴散)混淆。
Examples
The expert carefully defused the bomb.
專家小心地**拆除了**炸彈。
She tried to defuse the argument between her friends.
她試圖**緩和**朋友之間的爭吵。
The police managed to defuse the tense situation.
警察成功**緩和**了緊張局勢。
His joke helped defuse the tension in the room.
他開了個玩笑,幫助**緩和**了屋裡的緊張氣氛。
Sometimes, all it takes to defuse a conflict is to listen.
有時,**緩解**衝突所需要的只是傾聽。
It took the bomb squad two hours to defuse the device safely.
拆彈小組花了兩個小時才安全**拆除**裝置。