disarm
verb uk/dɪˈsɑːm/ us/dɪˈsɑːrm/
(REMOVE WEAPONS)
[ I or T ]缴…的械,解除…的武装;交出武器,裁军
to take weapons away from someone, or to give up weapons or armies
With one movement, she disarmed the man and pinned him against the wall. 她一下子就缴了那男子的械,并把他按到墙上。
Many politicians argued that this was no time to disarm (= give up the country's weapons and army). 很多政治家争辩说现在不是交出国家的武器和军队的时候。
Experts successfully managed to disarm the bomb (= stop it from exploding). 专家们成功地拆除了炸弹的引信。
(PERSONALITY)
[ T ](尤指出乎意料地)使产生好感
to make someone like you, especially when they had not expected to
His frankness completely disarmed her. 他的坦率彻底征服了她。