谈判者设法缓和了紧张的局势。

The negotiator managed to defuse the tense situation.

我们推迟了这个会议，以便能够更好地应付紧张的局势。

We put off the conference in order to better cope with the tense situation.

是的, 自从政体改变后紧张的局势一直走高.

Yes, Tensions are running high ever since the change in government.

这是源于第一次世界大战前，欧洲各国日益紧张的局势。

This was due to the mounting tensions in the pre-world War one nations of Europe.

周二，欧洲各财政部长不承诺增加欧盟用于保护欧元的应急基金，这使紧张的局势变得更严峻。

The strains grew Tuesday, when European finance ministers made no pledge to increase the emergency fund that the European Union has put in place to help protect the euro.

人们非常担忧目前紧张的局势有可能恶化，升级成一场潜在的战争，或甚至要使用核武器。

And there was real concern that tensions would escalate to a potential war or even nuclear weapons use.

随着金正恩加紧核试验、导弹试验及其与美国总统特朗普的口水战，原本紧张的局势已经升级，所以双方才会朝和平主动迈进。

The outreach comes as tensions have spiked following Kim Jong Un's accelerating nuclear and missile tests and his escalating war of words with U.S. President Donald Trump.