defuse

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

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

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。