vt.

1. 繳……的械；解除……的武裝
   The policeman disarmed the thief.

   警察繳了竊賊的械。

2. 使無害；消除……的傷害力
3. 消除……的怒氣（或敵意等），緩和
   We were angry but he disarmed us by his smile.

   我們很生氣，但他一笑使我們怒氣全消。

vi.

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

   要說服他們放下武器是很難的。

2. 裁減（或廢除）軍備

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.