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v.tr.(及物动词)neu.tral.ized,neu.tral.iz.ing,neu.tral.iz.es To make neutral.使中立化To counterbalance or counteract the effect of; render ineffective.使无效:平衡或消除…作用;致使无效To declare neutral and therefore inviolable during a war.宣布中立:在战争中宣布独立以不致受侵扰Chemistry 【化学】 To make (a solution) neutral.使中性:使(溶液)呈中性To cause (an acid or a base) to undergo neutralization.中和:使(酸和碱)进行中和Medicine To counteract the effect of (a drug or toxin).【医学】 使无效:消除(药物或毒素)的作用Slang To remove as a threat, especially by killing.【俚语】 消除威胁,尤指以杀害的方式
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n.(名词)<参考词汇><同义词>neutralize,negate,nullify,counteract同义词>These verbs mean to make something ineffective by or as if by applying an opposite or counterbalancing force.这些动词是指通过使用相反的或制衡的力量使事物无效。 Neutralize implies a state of ineffectiveness, inaction, or inoperativeness: Neutralize 暗含一种无效、不起作用、不生效的状态: 例句:.American life is a powerful solvent. It seems to neutralize every intellectual element . . . and to fuse it in the native good will, complacency, thoughtlessness, and optimism. (George Santayana)..美国人的生活是一种强大的不断对事物进行削弱的力量,它好象在抵销一切智力因素…使其同民族精神、自信心、无私奉献精神和乐观主义精神融合起来. (乔治·桑塔亚那)。
Negate andnullify suggest cancellation of validity, force, usefulness, value, consequence, or significance: Negate 和nullify 表示对效能、能量、用途、价值、结论或意义的废弃或推翻: 例句:Terror momentarily negated the effects of his injury.恐惧的人要时刻抵制伤害对他的影响。
例句:.The [5th] Amendment nullifies sophisticated as well as simple-minded modes of discrimination. (Felix Frankfurter)..[第5号] 修正案削弱了复杂而又简单的歧视情绪. (菲利克斯·弗兰克弗特)。
Counteract frequently implies the opposition of forces thought of as being desirable and undesirable;it may suggest action taken as a corrective measure: Counteract 通常指需要或不需要的相反力量,暗示一种作为修正标准的行为: 例句:The prime minister addressed the nation in an effort to counteract the damage the scandal had done to his credibility. 首相向全国人民发表演说,以抵制丑闻给他们的荣誉造成损害
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