🧯defuse

verb
/diːˈfjuːz/

意味

To make a situation less dangerous, tense, or explosive; to remove a fuse from a bomb.

例文

The negotiator helped defuse the tense situation.

表現例

defuse a situation

同義語

disarm, ease, calm, neutralize

対義語

ignite, provoke, inflame

コロケーション

defuse a bomb, defuse a crisis, defuse tension

関連語彙

to demand payment of a debt persistently
to solve a problem; to decide firmly
to refuse to acknowledge or accept responsibility for someone or something
to make someone or something look or feel younger, fresher, or more lively
Supporting or actively encouraging; helping to develop or increase.
Give strength or energy to something.

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