disarm

英 [dɪs'ɑːm] 美 [dɪs'ɑːrm]

• v. 放下武器；裁军；解除武装；缓和

英英释义

Verb:

1. remove offensive capability from

2. make less hostile; win over;

   "Her charm disarmed the prosecution lawyer completely"
   

3. take away the weapons from; render harmless

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. It is difficult to persuade them to disarm.
   要说服他们放下武器是很难的。
2. The superpowers are unlikely to disarm completely.
   超级大国不太可能彻底裁军。
3. The police disarmed the criminal.
   警察缴下了罪犯的枪械。
4. The world has waited 12 years for Iraq to disarm.
   全世界等待伊拉克解除武装已有12年之久。
5. We didn't trust him at first, but his charming manner completely disarmed us.
   我们开始时并不信任他，但他令人愉快的举止完全消除了我们的疑虑。

经典引文

• Unless you give me your revolver I shall call the crew to disarm you.

  出自： G. Greene

近反义词

【近义词】

• demilitarize 解除武装
• paralyze 使 ... 瘫痪
• deactivate 使无效
• defuse 拆除(炸弹等)的雷管...
• neutralize 使中立
• win over 说服
• charm 魅力
• enchant 施魔法
• beguile 诱骗
• captivate 迷住
• soften (使)变柔和
• addle 使腐坏
• powerless 无力的
• make 做
• demilitarise 解除武装
• unarm 缴械

【反义词】

• arm 臂