de·fuse
verb/diːˈfjuːz/
/diːˈfjuːz/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they defuse | /diːˈfjuːz/ /diːˈfjuːz/ |
| he / she / it defuses | /diːˈfjuːzɪz/ /diːˈfjuːzɪz/ |
| past simple defused | /diːˈfjuːzd/ /diːˈfjuːzd/ |
| past participle defused | /diːˈfjuːzd/ /diːˈfjuːzd/ |
| -ing form defusing | /diːˈfjuːzɪŋ/ /diːˈfjuːzɪŋ/ |
- defuse something to stop a possibly dangerous or difficult situation from developing, especially by making people less angry or nervous
缓和；平息 - Community workers are trying to defuse tension in the area.
社区工作人员正在努力缓解该地区的紧张局势。 - These latest measures should help to defuse the situation.
这些最新措施应该有助于缓和局势。
- Community workers are trying to defuse tension in the area.
- defuse something to remove the fuse from a bomb so that it cannot explode
拆除（炸弹）的引信 - Police closed the road while they defused the bomb.
警察在拆除炸弹的同时封锁了道路。
- Police closed the road while they defused the bomb.