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To neutralize something means to make it lose its power or effect, so it can't cause harm or change anything anymore. You can neutralize a poison with the right chemical, neutralize a bad smell with something else, or neutralize a threat, like a danger or an enemy's plan. It's often used when something bad is being stopped or cancelled out.
使中和、抵消；消除(威脅)
組成neutral (not taking a side, having no strong effect) + -ize (a verb ending meaning 'to make something become this way').
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- neutralthe base word - to neutralize is to make something neutral, so it has no effect
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
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neutralizeverb/ˈnjuːtɹəlaɪz/
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To make (something) even, inactive or ineffective.
- The antidote neutralized the toxin.
- It’s possible that some microbes don’t just take up residence in tumors but help them grow. They may cloak the tumor from the immune system, neutralize drugs or help tumors spread through the body.
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To make (a territory, etc.) politically neutral.
- All the powers involved are committed not only to stay out of a given territory, but also to reenter it if any one of them violates the independence of the neutralized country.
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chemistrynatural-sciencesphysical-sciencesTo make (an acidic or alkaline substance) chemically neutral.
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governmentmilitarypoliticsTo kill.
- At the beginning of the opening game, Shepard becomes the first human Spectre, an elite operative given broad authority to neutralize threats to galactic order in the galaxy.
- “We managed to neutralise the guilty person. So there was no longer any imminent threat,” De Croo said, […]
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。