每日一词【1141】defuse：缓和，平息

今天我们要学的词是defuse。 Defuse, 有缓和，平息的意思。 "The training will give the police necessary tools to defuse hostage¹ situations that could possibly become deadly," 培训的目的是为了让警察掌握各种必要手段，设法化解可能造成人员伤亡的人质事件。 "A third party stepped in to help defuse the political crisis," 第三方出面，协助化解这场政治危机。 最近一段时间来，朝鲜半岛局势紧张。 "Bill Richardson, the governor of New Mexico arrived in North Korea last Thursday to try to defuse the rising tensions," 美国新墨西哥州州长理查森上星期四抵达朝鲜，设法缓解不断升级的紧张局势。好的，今天我们学习的词是defuse... 

1 hostage   

n.人质，抵押品

参考例句：

• One group claimed to have executed the American hostage.一个组织声称已经处决了那名美国人质。
• Have you read the article about the rescue of the hostage?你看了关于营救人质的文章了吗？