Compromise
['kɒmprəmaɪz] or ['kɑmprəmaɪz]
解释:
(noun.) a middle way between two extremes.
(noun.) an accommodation in which both sides make concessions; 'the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it `business as usual''.
(verb.) settle by concession.
(verb.) make a compromise; arrive at a compromise; 'nobody will get everything he wants; we all must compromise'.
(verb.) expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute; 'The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy'.
校对:伊薇特--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) A mutual agreement to refer matters in dispute to the decision of arbitrators.
(n.) A settlement by arbitration or by mutual consent reached by concession on both sides; a reciprocal abatement of extreme demands or rights, resulting in an agreement.
(n.) A committal to something derogatory or objectionable; a prejudicial concession; a surrender; as, a compromise of character or right.
(n.) To bind by mutual agreement; to agree.
(n.) To adjust and settle by mutual concessions; to compound.
(n.) To pledge by some act or declaration; to endanger the life, reputation, etc., of, by some act which can not be recalled; to expose to suspicion.
(v. i.) To agree; to accord.
(v. i.) To make concession for conciliation and peace.
卡门录入
同义词及近义词:
n. Agreement, composition, adjustment, settlement.
v. a. [1]. Adjust, settle, compound.[2]. Compromit, bring into danger, put at hazard, put in jeopardy.[3]. Engage, pledge, implicate, commit.
v. n. Agree, compound, come to an agreement, come to an understanding.
亚伦编辑
同义词及反义词:
SYN:Arbitrate, adjust, compose, settle, endanger, implicate, involve
ANT:Aggravate, excite, foster, perpetuate, exempt, enfranchise, disengage,extricate, exonerate
编辑:默里
解释:
n. a settlement of differences by mutual concession adjustment of one's theories or principles.—v.t. to settle by mutual agreement and concession: to pledge: to involve or bring into question—to expose one's self to risk of danger or misunderstanding.—p.adj. Com′promised exposed to danger or discredit.
整理:弗娜
娱乐性解释:
n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary the satisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have and is deprived of nothing except what was justly his due.
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例句:
- We compromise her safety, perhaps, by staying here. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
- That there are people whom it is necessary to detest without compromise. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
- We made a compromise of everything. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
- What kind of compromise would you recommend? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- He agreed to this compromise, and if Caddy had ever been happy in her life, she was happy when we sat down to work. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- For the action was only just begun; and it wouldn't have done to let Mr. Pickwick compromise it then, even if he had been so disposed. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- I would rather compromise myself than compromise you. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- It was the orthodox theology that the new scientific advances had compromised, but the angry theologians declared that it was religion. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- Lady Dedlock, here is a family name compromised. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- To speak truth, I compromised matters; I served two masters: I bowed down in the houses of Rimmon, and lifted the heart at another shrine. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- You have compromised me by being seen about with me, endeavouring to counteract this Mr Eugene Wrayburn. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- Not compromised. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
- But this put me into such a tremble lest they should detain me there that she soon recalled her words and compromised for a rest of half an hour. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- You have compromised yourself seriously. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
- It is remarkable that her carelessness never compromises her refinement. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- The Established Church of England is one of the most typical and successful of the resulting compromises. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- No; she was not made for mean and shabby surroundings, for the squalid compromises of poverty. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
- And when one hears good talk one can join in it without compromising any opinions but one's own; or one can listen, and answer it inwardly. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
- Rosamond never committed a second compromising indiscretion. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
- And you can ask for it without compromising yourself? 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- I imagine her jealous of compromising her pride, of relinquishing her power, of sharing her property. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- I was over-zealous in my younger time--I ran the risk of compromising myself and others. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- If Lady Glyde does know the Secret, she must know also that it is a compromising secret for you. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- It is possible, my friend, that your ardour is a little compromising. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
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