| 单词 | neutralization |
| 释义 | neutralization (once / 27234 pages) n To neutralize something means to make it neutral or harmless. Neutralization is the name of this process. If you help defuse a bomb, you contribute to its neutralization. If you are a criminal mastermind, and a police detective appears to be amassing the evidence needed to convict you of your crimes, you can neutralize the threat he poses by having him killed. Following his neutralization, you can continue on your evil way. WORD FAMILYneutralize: neutralization, neutralized, neutralizes, neutralizing+/neutral: neutral-colored, neutralise, neutralism, neutralize, neutrally, neutrals/neutralise: neutralisation, neutralised, neutralises, neutralising/neutralism: neutralist/neutralist: neutralists, neutrality/neutrality: neutralities USAGE EXAMPLESThe Cape Ray left Italy in early July and moved into international waters to begin the neutralization of the chemicals. US News(Jul 18, 2014) Defense Department said “neutralization operations will soon begin” in international waters and is expected to take several weeks to complete. Washington Times(Jul 02, 2014) But doing this would require millions of neutralization tests, which involved mixing blood serum from newly vaccinated children with live poliovirus and cells in culture. Rebecca Skloot, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lack...(2010) 1n action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action Syn|Hyper counteraction, neutralisation nullification, override the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something 2n action intended to keep a country politically neutral or exclude it from a possible war the neutralization of Belgium Syn|Hyper neutralisation nullification, override the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something 3n (euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation) Syn|Hyper neutralisation destruction, devastation the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists 4n a chemical reaction in which an acid and a base interact with the formation of a salt; with strong acids and bases the essential reaction is the combination of hydrogen ions with hydroxyl ions to form water Syn|Hyper neutralisation, neutralisation reaction, neutralization reaction chemical reaction, reaction (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others |
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