| 单词 | neutralize |
| 释义 | neu·tral·ize transitive verb 1. < neutralize an acid with a base > : destroy the peculiar properties or effect of < stimulated the adrenals to secrete a hormone that neutralized rheumatism — G.W.Gray b. 1886 > 2. < neutralized his effort by a show of force > < neutralizing these arguments with consummate skill > 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. < with many speakers the \t\-\d\ opposition in latter : ladder is neutralized > intransitive verb 1. 2. Synonyms: < a quinine that can neutralize his venom; it is called courage — Elmer Davis > < neutralize the effects of propaganda with counterpropaganda so as to render the international environment favorable — Earl Latham > < our esteem for facts has not neutralized in us all religiousness — William James > counteract may indicate merely neutralizing or counterbalancing; it is often used in situations in which the good and bad or the beneficial and deleterious are opposed < these two principles have often sufficed, even when counteracted by great public calamities and by bad institutions, to carry civilization rapidly forward — T.B.Macaulay > < frequently visited the Choctaws, in an effort to counteract the influence of the French and to win them to an alliance with the English — W.J.Ghent > negative indicates an annulling, contradicting, making futile, useless, or ineffective, or vitiating by an opposing force, effect, or trend < as if the wind might blow it over, thus negativing the idea of solidity — Arnold Bennett > < it is only in literature that the paradoxical and even mutually negativing anecdotes in the history of a human heart can be juxtaposed and annealed by art into verisimilitude and credibility — William Faulkner > |
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