1. Defuse (及物动词) 词源:de-(去除) + fuse(导火索) 核心语义:字面指"拆除炸弹引信",引申为"缓解紧张/危险局面" 典型搭配: -- defuse a bomb (拆除炸弹) -- defuse tension (缓解紧张) -- defuse the crisis (化解危机) 例句: The diplomat managed to defuse the interna ...(以上内容有节略,please sign in for more)
To pour out and cause to spread, as a fluid; to cause to flow on all sides; to send out, or extend, in all directions; to spread; to circulate; to disseminate; to scatter; as to diffuse information.
To pass by spreading every way, to diffuse itself.
Poured out; widely spread; not restrained; copious; full; esp., of style, opposed to concise or terse; verbose; prolix; as, a diffuse style; a diffuse writer.
To disorder; to make shapeless.
To remove the fuse from; to deactivate (a bomb or other explosive device) or make it ineffective.
To make less dangerous; as, to defuse a tense confrontation between demonstrators and police.
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【Defuse】 means to remove a fuse (usually from an explosive).
The company hired an explosives expert to 【defuse】 the bomb.
【Diffuse】 means to spread out.
The mouse’s odor diffused throughout the entire house.
To pour out and cause to spread, as a fluid; to cause to flow on all sides; to send out, or extend, in all directions; to spread; to circulate; to disseminate; to scatter; as to diffuse information.
To pass by spreading every way, to diffuse itself.
Poured out; widely spread; not restrained; copious; full; esp., of style, opposed to concise or terse; verbose; prolix; as, a diffuse style; a diffuse writer.
To disorder; to make shapeless.
To remove the fuse from; to deactivate (a bomb or other explosive device) or make it ineffective.
To make less dangerous; as, to defuse a tense confrontation between demonstrators and police.