vt.

1. 缴……的械；解除……的武装
   The policeman disarmed the thief.

   警察缴了窃贼的械。

2. 使无害；消除……的伤害力
3. 消除……的怒气（或敌意等），缓和
   We were angry but he disarmed us by his smile.

   我们很生气，但他一笑使我们怒气全消。

vi.

1. 放下武器
   It is difficult to persuade them to disarm.

   要说服他们放下武器是很难的。

2. 裁减（或废除）军备

v.

1. take a weapon or weapons away from.
   ▸(of a country or force) give up or reduce its armed forces or weapons.
   ▸remove the fuse from (a bomb).
2. deprive of the power to hurt.
   ▸ [often as adj. disarming] allay the hostility or suspicions of.

n.