Defuse

(v.)

1. remove or make useless the device that sets off (a bomb, etc.)

拆除（炸弹等）的引信

2. (fig.) reduce the dangerous tension in (a difficult situation)

缓和（困难局面）的紧张状态

e.g. defuse tension, anger, a crisis

减弱紧张气氛、平息怒火、缓和危急局面

e.g. 聚同化异

accumulate shared interests to defuse differences

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