缓和

defuse; relax; ease; mitigate; alleviate;slacken;détente
总统显然想～国内的批评。The President clearly intended to defuse domestic criticism./民族斗争的～a slackening in ethnic struggle/～国际紧张局势relax (or ease)international tension/～危急局势defuse a dangerous situation /～气氛ameliorate(or lighten) atmosphere/～矛盾relax (or mitigate) contradictions/～与裁军détente and disarmament/～政策policy of détente;moderate policy