defusev.

/diːˈfjuːz/

Etymology: < de- prefix 2b + fuse n.²

transitive. To remove the fuse from (an explosive device). Also figurative.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > putting weapons or equipment out of action > put weapons or equipment out of action [verb (transitive)] > remove fuse from

defuse1943

society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with other materials > work with other materials [verb (transitive)] > processes in working with explosives

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defuse1943

1943 Word Study Oct. 7 A group of fliers defused a 1,000-pound bomb that had jammed in the racks when their plane was flying..over an Italian target.

1958 Economist 2 Aug. 352 Thought has to be given now, without delay, to the means of reducing the risks involved in this inevitable act of disengagement—of defusing it, in effect.

1960 Times 20 Jan. 6/1 Jack decides to save Barry by defusing the discovered bomb.

1967 Listener 1 June 708/2 Mr George Brown..says the Russians are anxious to ‘defuse’ the middle east.

1968 Economist 3 Feb. 11/2 The early release of the crew alone would defuse this crisis, as things now stand.

1970 Guardian 9 May 1/3 President Nixon['s]..news conference..which he evidently hopes will defuse much of the students' anger.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	defuse
释义	defusev. /diːˈfjuːz/ Etymology: < de- prefix 2b + fuse n.² transitive. To remove the fuse from (an explosive device). Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > putting weapons or equipment out of action > put weapons or equipment out of action [verb (transitive)] > remove fuse from defuse1943 society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with other materials > work with other materials [verb (transitive)] > processes in working with explosives explode1670 stamp1899 defuse1943 1943 Word Study Oct. 7 A group of fliers defused a 1,000-pound bomb that had jammed in the racks when their plane was flying..over an Italian target. 1958 Economist 2 Aug. 352 Thought has to be given now, without delay, to the means of reducing the risks involved in this inevitable act of disengagement—of defusing it, in effect. 1960 Times 20 Jan. 6/1 Jack decides to save Barry by defusing the discovered bomb. 1967 Listener 1 June 708/2 Mr George Brown..says the Russians are anxious to ‘defuse’ the middle east. 1968 Economist 3 Feb. 11/2 The early release of the crew alone would defuse this crisis, as things now stand. 1970 Guardian 9 May 1/3 President Nixon['s]..news conference..which he evidently hopes will defuse much of the students' anger. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < v.1943
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