disarm
verb- [transitive] disarm somebody
to take a weapon or weapons away from somebody Topics War and conflictc2缴(某人)的械;解除(某人)的武装 - [intransitive]
(of a country or a group of people )国家或集体 to reduce the size of an army or to give up some or all weapons, especially nuclear weapons 裁军;裁减军备(尤指核武器) The government was reluctant to disarm. 政府不愿解除武装。
- [transitive] disarm somebody
to make somebody feel less angry or critical 消释(某人)的怒气(或批评) compare arm
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French desarmer.