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Neutralize Neutralized Country Doesn’t Means Verb 动词   [V

英语单词 neutralize
英美音标 英 ['njuːtrəlaɪz] 美 ['nuːtrəlaɪz]
中文释义 v.使中立;使无效;中和
英语例句 (1) Switzerland was neutralized in 1815.
(2) High taxes will neutralize increased wages.
(3) Nothing could neutralize its good effects.
(4) Lime was used to neutralize the acidity of the soil.
中文例句 (1) 瑞士于一八一五年实现中立。
(2) 高税收将抵销增加了的工资。
(3) 没有什么能抵消它所产生的好影响。
(4) 曾用石灰来中和土壤中的酸性。
vocabulary简明 When you neutralize something, you make it harmless or ineffective — usually by applying its opposite force, like pouring water on a fire.
vocabulary扩展 The world neutral was first used it to describe a country that doesn’t take sides in a war, like Switzerland. There’s something kind of noble about a country that doesn’t participate in war by choice, but when we say something has been neutralized — that usually means that its power has been taken away from the outside.
柯林斯解释
in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 neutralise
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[VERB 动词]使无效;使无法正常工作 To neutralize something means to prevent it from having any effect or from working properly.
  [V n]
  • The US is trying to neutralize the resolution in the UN Security Council...

    美国正试图在联合国安理会使该决议无效。

  • The intruder smashed a window to get in and then neutralized the alarm system.

    闯入者打碎了一扇窗户进来,然后破坏了警报系统。

neutralization
  • ...the sale or neutralization of the suspected nuclear site.

    可疑核基地的出售或去功能化

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[VERB 动词](用化学品)中和,使成为中性 When a chemical substance neutralizes an acid, it makes it less acid.
  [V n]
  • Antacids are alkaline and they relieve pain by neutralizing acid in the contents of the stomach.

    抗酸剂是碱性的,通过中和胃容物中的酸来减轻疼痛。

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