Compromising
['kɒmprəmaɪzɪŋ] or ['kɑmprəmaɪzɪŋ]
解释:
(adj.) making or willing to make concessions; 'loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet' .
(adj.) vulnerable to danger especially of discredit or suspicion; 'she found herself in a compromising situation' .
编辑:奥尔加--From WordNet
解释:
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Compromise
编辑:沃尔夫冈
例句:
- 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.
- It was not the peril but the poverty that her family disliked; but that shade escaped her, and she supposed they considered literature compromising. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
- Finally he gave a faint single rap, and Pepper--such was the compromising name of the avenging boy--announced Mr. Gargery! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
- Meanwhile a little drama had been acted outside which saved Eustacia from all possibility of compromising herself that evening at least. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
编辑:沃尔夫冈