neutralize
英 美['n?tr?'la?z]
- vt. 抵銷；使…中和；使…無(wú)效；使…中立
- vi. 中和；中立化；變無(wú)效
英英釋意
- 1. make politically neutral and thus inoffensive;
- "The treaty neutralized the small republic"
- 2. make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of;
- "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"
- "This action will negate the effect of my efforts"
- 3. oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions;
- "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues"
- 4. get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing;
- "The mafia liquidated the informer"
- "the double agent was neutralized"
- 5. make incapable of military action
- 6. make chemically neutral;
- "She neutralized the solution"