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单词 compromise
释义
compromise1 nouncompromise2 verb
compromisecom‧pro‧mise1 /ˈkɒmprəmaɪz $ ˈkɑːm-/ ●●○ noun Word Origin
WORD ORIGINcompromise1
Origin:
1400-1500 French compromis, from Latin compromissum ‘joint promise’, from compromittere, from com- (COM-) + promittere (PROMISE2)
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • After several hours of discussions, they managed to reach a compromise.
  • Decisions came only after a long process of compromise.
  • Officials hope to find a compromise between Britain and other EU members.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • But whether the compromise bolsters the prospects for permanent peace in Bosnia is another story.
  • The compromise provides aid for children and gives counties the option of providing parents with employment or other services.
  • The centre stands for compromise between president and parliament - and compromise no longer seems a solution to their bitter war.
  • The defence minister, General Pavel Grachev, called for a compromise and promised that the army would stay out of the dispute.
  • There is a necessary compromise which can only be arrived at in the context of a particular system.
  • Whipped by bad fortune, surrendering to the inexorable gravity of downward-sliding consequences, Edna enforced home order without compromise.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorsomething that has been agreed
an arrangement that is made when two or more people, countries, or organizations agree to do something: · Eventually all the parties signed the agreement.agreement on: · Congress could not come up with an agreement on a spending plan for next year.make an agreement: · They made a secret agreement not to tell anyone about their plans.have an agreement that: · I thought we had an agreement that you would keep me informed about any changes in the programme.under an agreement: · Under the Geneva agreement, a French force was supposed to remain in South Vietnam until July 1956.
a written agreement between two or more countries, especially to end a war: · The Treaty of Versailles ended the First World War.sign a treaty: · Some countries are still refusing to sign a treaty banning chemical weapons.peace treaty (=a treaty that ends a war): · After months of negotiations, he eventually persuaded them to sign a peace treaty.
a written agreement between two or more countries or political parties in which they promise to support each other or defend each other: · Officials at IBM and Apple declined to comment on a possible pact between the two personal computer makers.· Mexico's Defense Ministry this month signed a pact that allows Mexican troops to train at American bases.
a written legal agreement with all the details of a job or business arrangement, for example what someone must do and how much they will be paid: · My contract says I have to work 35 hours per week.sign a contract (with somebody): · Baltimore officials have confirmed that Olson will sign a two-year contract with the club.break a contract (=to break the rules of a contract): · The company was prosecuted for breaking the contract.
an informal agreement between two people or organizations that is not written down: have an understanding: · Adams and the police have an understanding -- he gives them information and they don't ask any questions about his activities.come to an understanding (that) (=agree after a discussion): · We came to an understanding that I would find a job and my husband would stay home with the baby.understanding between: · It was an unspoken understanding between Stu and me that I was going to be a lawyer and he was going to be an engineer.
an agreement in which both people or groups accept less than they really want: reach/find a compromise: · After several hours of discussions, they managed to reach a compromise.compromise between: · Officials hope to find a compromise between Britain and other EU members.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs
· After a bitter political fight, a compromise was finally reached.
· The negotiations took place and they arrived at a compromise.
· It would be advantageous for both countries to accept a compromise.
· A temporary compromise was found.
· Both Democrats and Republicans are seeking a compromise on the issue.
· Marriage involves being tolerant and making compromises.
formal (=make a compromise)· They met again Wednesday night to try to forge a compromise.
formal (=find one that everyone can accept, especially with difficulty)· They admitted that their efforts to negotiate a compromise had failed.
· Negotiations between the residents and the council led to a compromise.
adjectives
· I hope we can reach a good compromise.
· By 1982 an acceptable compromise had been reached.
· The strikes continued and there seemed to be no chance of a sensible compromise.
(=one that people are not very happy with)· The deal represented an uneasy compromise.
compromise + NOUN
· The House of Representatives accepted a compromise proposal from the administration.
· Hopes are rising for a European compromise deal.
· The president was under increasing pressure to reach a compromise solution with his political opponents.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=do something that is against your principles)· I knew I could lie to help him, but it would be betraying my principles.
(=decide on an arrangement that is acceptable to both groups)· Substantial progress was made toward reaching an agreement.
· The result was an uneasy compromise which no-one liked.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· So averaging two adjacent lines, then using the averaged line twice, is an acceptable compromise.· A federation can be an acceptable compromise when strong peripheral governments create a central government.· An often acceptable compromise is local manufacture or assembly by a multinational company.· The model will be used to explore these energy strategies which might form the basis of acceptable compromises.
· A moderately wide tail provides the best compromise for all conditions and this is what we find on most boards under 3.30m.· I had always been good at compromise, working effectively in the mainstream.· The best compromise is the partially open backed cabinet, similar to the Mesa Boogie 2x12 and 4x12 design.· Quality - this should represent the best compromise between the wishes of the customer and the limitations of production.· Needlers has come up with a good compromise with the introduction of its New Energy Bar.· This solution represents the best compromise between information from each of the knowledge sources.· The optimum polymer concentration therefore that would yield the best compromise between total glucose availability and low osmolality remains to be determined.· The best compromise is to disguise surface-run cables with paint, and chase them in when you next redecorate.
· The government eventually adopted a political compromise.· We acknowledge that political compromise may indeed explain the typical process surrounding the implementation of major change in most organizations.· By September, Ambassador Habib produced a political compromise.· The Minnesota bill, a political compromise, is only a pilot program.
· Raybestos ruled out the possible compromise of a temporary permission to dump asbestos at the site.· There are some possible compromises, like centralization with selective local overriding, and Guide follows this approach.· But later the deputies set the stage for possible compromise by agreeing to debate a referendum after all.· I have already worked to get the best possible compromise for residents regarding the development of Lucy's North Site.
· I prefer achieving a reasonable compromise 8b.· I strongly urge him to do so, if he can reach a sensible and reasonable compromise.
· Five years on, they have reached an uneasy compromise of separate stages, each with its own cast of characters.· Gordon explained that I would be permitted to remain under a set of conditions that obviously represented an uneasy compromise.· The result was the uneasy compromise between deterrent and retributive aims that characterised neoclassicism.· Instead of adopting one or other of these policies, they have tried to hide their difference beneath an uneasy and evasive compromise.· The result was an uneasy compromise, in which for some meetings there would be a chairperson, in others not.· Typical of the uneasy compromises that resulted was the Ten Articles of Faith laid down by convocation in 1536.
NOUN
· An undistinguished Senator from Ohio, he had been nominated as a compromise candidate at the Republican convention.· I know that competitions are often won by compromise candidates, the pianists everyone on the jury can agree upon.
· The convention ignored Morris and accepted the compromise formula.
· George W.. Bush, who sat through most of the sessions where the compromise plans were hammered out.· Thompson said he expected the governors to rally behind a compromise plan on welfare and education and training grants Tuesday.· The compromise plan would require states to spend 75 percent of what they are contributing now for the program.
· Thus, it stands in an interim, compromise position along the road to social transformation.· And this means that the easy compromise position is unavailable.
· The compromise solution is therefore for management to subscribe a nominal number of shares in Newco early in the proceedings.· The compromise solution in Berlin did not lead to a permanent end to tension.· Retirement at 63 is the obvious compromise solution.· This device might provide the basis of a compromise solution.· It is a compromise solution which leaves the best-execution pillar swaying precariously.· These are compromise solutions from a technological viewpoint.· By this means the usual order of events led toward a compromise solution eventually being reached.· Lord Macdonald's compromise solution avoided a constitutional showdown.
VERB
· Indeed de Gaulle's own negotiator advised the General to accept a compromise.· The convention ignored Morris and accepted the compromise formula.· Many of these were accepted during compromise negotiations, resulting in tighter regulations than originally proposed.· For a whole year, to avoid disagreements, our Assembly has accepted every kind of compromise.· The five had always perhaps accepted the necessity of compromise.· The regents voted unanimously to accept a compromise plan delaying the end of affirmative action until spring 1998.· Age-old enemies have accepted that compromise is the only peaceful way forward.· The tragedy of 1914 was that neither side could accept this obvious compromise because neither could sell it to their own followers.
· Constraints of finance, manpower and time all conspire to limit what may be achieved, and compromises are inevitable.· I prefer achieving a reasonable compromise 8b.· We could achieve this compromise in a Solomonic way.
· The band realised such novelties would help Red Rhino sell more records, so agreed to the slight compromise.· Republicans agreed to compromises that got the bill signed into law.· On May 29 it was reported that the two sides had agreed a compromise, to allow the talks to proceed.
· He finally arrived at a compromise with her, which was that he could have three independent, non-civil servant, advisers.
· This improves the flow of gases, but also increases noise, so the firm must find a compromise.· By May, they had found a new compromise text.· He tried to find a compromise that would satisfy his artistic urge and quieten his conscience.· Did opposing views find compromise in final report?· There John Major will try to find a compromise between saving money and saving his majority.· The Savoyard rulers never managed to find a satisfactory compromise between these different demands.· At a 12-hour meeting that ended early on March 21st, they found a compromise.· Eventually we have to find a compromise.
· It may involve compromises, for instance over the frequency with which comprehensive large-scale mapping data is preserved.· Furthermore, science is not supposed to involve the kinds of compromises on political and financial grounds that this controversy has involved.· So egg production involves a neat compromise.· Over time, coexistence was inevitable, involving compromise and limited mutual tolerance.· We are satisfied that the activity of digging out and shooting a fox involves a serious compromise of its welfare.· Sampling procedures, then, necessarily involve a series of compromises.· Because it is unresolved it hints at the tactics involved before a compromise is reached.· The evolution of parasitic relationships involves countless compromises and adjustments between the two partners.
· The building oozed a melancholy yet defiant air, cornered by an unforgiving landscape with which it refused to make any compromises.· Since both were only children, perhaps neither knew how to make compromises, and there were inevitable personality conflicts.· She owed it to her daughter to make this compromise.· If anything, they are more likely to be understated because loot }. parents frequently make job compromises.· Nigel, by opting out of the computer course, had already made his compromise with ambitious dreams.· They made up this muddled compromise out of all of them.· It seems the onus is still very much on women to make the compromise, if needed, in a relationship.· At night, I lie sleepless and worry that I have made too many compromises.
· The exception may nevertheless be worthwhile making to see what the landlord will offer as a compromise.· But Mr Bush's offered compromise is an important first step.
· Vegan Action, which promotes a completely vegetarian lifestyle, proposed a compromise.
· As for smoking, we reached a compromise.· Within a few months, they made the triumphant proclamation that they had reached a compromise all sides could live with.· Eventually I reach the same old compromise.· Republicans said they see little chance of reaching a compromise this year.· It's hoping to meet the shopkeepers and reach a compromise.· How hard after all these decades to reach out and compromise.· Luckily the timely intervention of Trevor Proby's left boot into my right ear quickened everyone's resolve to reach a compromise.· Failure to reach compromises on spending in 1995 and 1996 triggered two partial government shutdowns.
· Rome steadily rejected any compromise upon all three and continued to do so into the twentieth century.
· Quality - this should represent the best compromise between the wishes of the customer and the limitations of production.· A score somewhere in between represents an accommodation or compromise between both points of view.· This solution represents the best compromise between information from each of the knowledge sources.· Gordon explained that I would be permitted to remain under a set of conditions that obviously represented an uneasy compromise.· Birds that waddle, like the penguin, represent another compromise.· We call this a radical pluralist position, since it represents a compromise between Marxism and the pluralist tradition in sociology.· The installations in our streets usually represent the best compromise that can be found.· But it represents a compromise between opposing or contradictory interests not untypical of media policy.
· Flattening out the convoluted surface of the brain requires more compromises than that.· Reciprocity, the favorite word of Netanyahu, requires consultation and compromise on both sides, not unilateral moves by either.· Deciding on a speed has always required a compromise between sound quality and playing time.· Marriage frequently requires heroic compromise on the part of one or both spouses.· It also requires trade-offs and compromises, just as any collective action does.· Yet any big move by the reborn Republican governor will require a compromise with Democratic legislators.
· Ministers are seeking a compromise that would reassure rebel peers who rejected a bill abolishing the clause last week.· His rise to power in Washington is based primarily on his ability to seek compromise to get things done.· Villa-Flotilla is yachting for novices, for families seeking a compromise, or for friends who like variety.· The manifesto was many things to many artists and tended to seek a compromise among the various concepts of the fourth dimension.· But a day after the blow-up, the committee assigned to seek a compromise won a three-month reprieve.
· Although he pathetically offered me an apology, I remained adamant until we struck a compromise.· The LutheranCatholic document strikes a compromise.
· So it suggests a compromise which asks that meat from religious slaughter, where animals are not stunned, should be labelled.· Mr Olasky, the pragmatist leader, suggests a compromise.
· Furniture retailer Conroys is trying to engineer a compromise.· Yaki had tried to broker a compromise earlier this year to keep the initiative off the ballot.· He tried to find a compromise that would satisfy his artistic urge and quieten his conscience.· There John Major will try to find a compromise between saving money and saving his majority.
· No single approach will work alone and compromises must be made.· The main function of civil service participation in the work of the Cabinet and its committees is to work out interdepartmental compromises.· Legislators worked out a compromise in the Department of Human Services' spending bill.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • He arrived at a decision, threw the cigarette away, and turned towards a small depressing row of agricultural cottages.
  • He finally arrived at a compromise with her, which was that he could have three independent, non-civil servant, advisers.
  • However, the parties involved were prepared to have their heads hit together to arrive at a solution.
  • In such a case, some form of conflict resolution must be adopted to arrive at a solution.
  • My colleagues and I, after much consideration have arrived at a decision.
  • Now, she thought, now we shall get things done, sort things out, arrive at a solution.
  • They spent time arriving at a decision on the correct software.
  • Using committees internally to overcome restrictions on information and thereby arrive at a decision.
(the word) failure/guilt/compromise etc is not in somebody’s vocabulary
1[countable, uncountable] an agreement that is achieved after everyone involved accepts less than what they wanted at first, or the act of making this agreement:  Compromise is an inevitable part of marriage. To stop the argument they decided on a compromise.compromise with Fresh attempts at compromise with the legislature were also on the agenda.compromise between a compromise between government and opposition If moderates fail to reach a compromise, the extremists will dominate the agenda. Be prepared to make compromises.2[countable] a solution to a problem in which two things or situations are changed slightly so that they can exist togethercompromise between a happy compromise between the needs of family and workCOLLOCATIONSverbsreach a compromise· After a bitter political fight, a compromise was finally reached.come to/arrive at a compromise· The negotiations took place and they arrived at a compromise.accept/agree on a compromise· It would be advantageous for both countries to accept a compromise.find/work out a compromise· A temporary compromise was found.seek a compromise· Both Democrats and Republicans are seeking a compromise on the issue.make a compromise· Marriage involves being tolerant and making compromises.forge/strike a compromise formal (=make a compromise)· They met again Wednesday night to try to forge a compromise.broker/negotiate a compromise formal (=find one that everyone can accept, especially with difficulty)· They admitted that their efforts to negotiate a compromise had failed.lead to a compromise· Negotiations between the residents and the council led to a compromise.adjectivesa good compromise· I hope we can reach a good compromise.an acceptable/reasonable/satisfactory compromise· By 1982 an acceptable compromise had been reached.a sensible compromise· The strikes continued and there seemed to be no chance of a sensible compromise.an uneasy compromise (=one that people are not very happy with)· The deal represented an uneasy compromise.compromise + NOUNa compromise proposal· The House of Representatives accepted a compromise proposal from the administration.a compromise deal· Hopes are rising for a European compromise deal.a compromise solution/agreement· The president was under increasing pressure to reach a compromise solution with his political opponents.
compromise1 nouncompromise2 verb
compromisecompromise2 ●●○ verb Verb Table
VERB TABLE
compromise
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theycompromise
he, she, itcompromises
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theycompromised
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave compromised
he, she, ithas compromised
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad compromised
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill compromise
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have compromised
Continuous Form
PresentIam compromising
he, she, itis compromising
you, we, theyare compromising
PastI, he, she, itwas compromising
you, we, theywere compromising
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been compromising
he, she, ithas been compromising
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been compromising
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be compromising
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been compromising
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Critics accused the mayor of compromising too easily.
  • Stalin refused to compromise on any of his demands.
  • The employers will have to be ready to compromise if they want to avoid a strike.
  • The patient's immune system has been compromised by cancer treatments.
  • The President might be willing to compromise on defense spending.
  • They compromised by alternating days on which each chose the activity.
  • We need to increase profits without compromising employees' safety.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Any attempt to impose some sort of external watchdog that might apply a degree of accountability is rejected as compromising its secrecy.
  • But this compromises the once-sacrosanct principle that used to shield doctor-patient communications from public view.
  • Further, he contends that Shimomura was developing sophisticated programs to help secure the Internet, not compromise it.
  • He is very much aware of public opinion, and he knows how to compromise in the interest of the nation.
  • Sandra quickly compromised and accepted the new work schedule.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
to reach an agreement with someone in which both of you accept less than you really want: · The employers will have to be ready to compromise if they want to avoid a strike.· The president might be willing to compromise on defense spending.
to do part of what someone wants if they do part of what you want, in order to reach an agreement: · Is the president ready to meet these senators halfway?· The asking price is £270,000. If the sellers won’t accept £250,000, maybe they would be prepared to meet us halfway and take £260,000?
if one group in a disagreement makes concessions, they let their opponents have something that they are asking for, in order to reach an agreement: · The company has already made significant concessions on pay and conditions.· There is a policy of making no concessions to terrorists.
Longman Language Activatorto agree by accepting less than you originally wanted
to reach an agreement with someone in which both of you accept less than you really want: · The employers will have to be ready to compromise if they want to avoid a strike.· Critics accused the mayor of compromising too easily.compromise on: · Stalin refused to compromise on any of his demands.· The President might be willing to compromise on defense spending.
to do or pay part of what the other person in an agreement wants if they will do or pay part of what you want: · Democrats plan to meet the Governor halfway on welfare cuts.· They won't pay all our expenses, but they might be prepared to meet us halfway.
if someone in authority makes concessions , they let their opponents have something that they are asking for, in order to reach an agreement: · We will have to make concessions if we want the talks to continue.make concessions on: · The government has already made significant concessions on pay and conditions.make concessions to: · Our policy of not making concessions to terrorists remains intact .
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meaning 2compromise + NOUN
· The journalist would not compromise his integrity by revealing the source for the story.
· The government says the plans will not compromise its environmental principles.
· Universities should not have to compromise their academic standards.
· Anti-war activists were put in prison for refusing to compromise their beliefs.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=do something that is against your principles)· I knew I could lie to help him, but it would be betraying my principles.
(=decide on an arrangement that is acceptable to both groups)· Substantial progress was made toward reaching an agreement.
· The result was an uneasy compromise which no-one liked.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· We are satisfied that this experience seriously compromises the welfare of the fox.· With two races completed and zero points on the board, his title hopes are already seriously compromised.
NOUN
· This means no donations or sponsorship can be accepted that would compromise Amnesty's overall independence or impartiality.
· Your Toyota is a sophisticated piece of machinery; to fit non-genuine parts is to compromise its design integrity.· If the server were compromised, the integrity of the whole system would fail.· Can he lend his name to the petition without compromising his professional integrity?· This upgrade places Dreamweaver firmly back in the middle ground without compromising the professional integrity of previous releases.
· In the end we compromised and deferred the issue for later discussion between us.
· Lee's new political role was said to compromise his position as senior member in liaising between Legco and the government.· That, however, could be the most compromising position he could put himself into.· Conspiracy theorists might guess that Brown has Polaroids of Wilson in a compromising position.
· But this compromises the once-sacrosanct principle that used to shield doctor-patient communications from public view.· Conviction to the point of resignation Always be prepared to resign Organizations fail because managers compromise their principles.· What he won't accept are decisions which compromise his principles: principles of openness, honesty and commitment amongst others.· We say that the state as a whole does wrong in accepting an internal compromise because it then compromises its principles.
· This meant that the rotor could be used in heavy winds and should not compromise the ship's safety.· I would be compromising her safety and well-being with integration.· For our part, we were not prepared to compromise on standards of safety and quality.· Those farmers who compromise on safety must be hit hard, where it hurts - in the pocket.
· We are committed to widening opportunities without compromising academic standards.· The search is usually hard enough in itself but many students will also have to compromise their standards.· For our part, we were not prepared to compromise on standards of safety and quality.· Not wishing to compromise my own standards, I left this firm very quickly.· Never allow frenzied phone calls from estate agents or other practitioners to compromise professional standards.
· If the compromised system is on a backbone network, intruders can monitor any transit traffic traversing between nodes on that network.· In Houston, people with compromised immune systems are being warned about the fruit.
· Britain's willingness to compromise had been far less marked.· Even when differences exist, the key is willingness to compromise.· While Curzon showed him every courtesy, Kitchener treated his willingness to compromise as weakness.· A looser structure, a willingness to compromise the party's programme and dilute its composition, would have been fatal.· Their willingness to compromise their reproductive purity is a great help in understanding what keeps the various kinds apart.
VERB
· For a long time there had been no one else for him because he refused to compromise.· Then, in a showdown with Clinton last winter, Congress refused to compromise over its seven-year plan to balance the budget.· By refusing to compromise, Perry had little chance of stardom, so he settled on becoming a minor legend instead.· Archbishop Perier, ever cautious, refused to compromise on the point.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • He arrived at a decision, threw the cigarette away, and turned towards a small depressing row of agricultural cottages.
  • He finally arrived at a compromise with her, which was that he could have three independent, non-civil servant, advisers.
  • However, the parties involved were prepared to have their heads hit together to arrive at a solution.
  • In such a case, some form of conflict resolution must be adopted to arrive at a solution.
  • My colleagues and I, after much consideration have arrived at a decision.
  • Now, she thought, now we shall get things done, sort things out, arrive at a solution.
  • They spent time arriving at a decision on the correct software.
  • Using committees internally to overcome restrictions on information and thereby arrive at a decision.
(the word) failure/guilt/compromise etc is not in somebody’s vocabulary
1[intransitive] to reach an agreement in which everyone involved accepts less than what they wanted at first:  She admitted that she was unable to compromise.compromise with His workmates demanded that he never compromise with the bosses.compromise on The new regime was prepared to compromise on the oil dispute.2[transitive] to do something which is against your principles and which therefore seems dishonest or shamefulcompromise your principles/standards/integrity etc As soon as you compromise your principles you are lost.compromise yourself She had already compromised herself by accepting his invitation.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2compromise + NOUNcompromise your integrity· The journalist would not compromise his integrity by revealing the source for the story.compromise your principles· The government says the plans will not compromise its environmental principles.compromise your standards· Universities should not have to compromise their academic standards.compromise your beliefs/convictions/ideals· Anti-war activists were put in prison for refusing to compromise their beliefs.THESAURUScompromise to reach an agreement with someone in which both of you accept less than you really want: · The employers will have to be ready to compromise if they want to avoid a strike.· The president might be willing to compromise on defense spending.meet somebody halfway to do part of what someone wants if they do part of what you want, in order to reach an agreement: · Is the president ready to meet these senators halfway?· The asking price is £270,000. If the sellers won’t accept £250,000, maybe they would be prepared to meet us halfway and take £260,000?make concessions if one group in a disagreement makes concessions, they let their opponents have something that they are asking for, in order to reach an agreement: · The company has already made significant concessions on pay and conditions.· There is a policy of making no concessions to terrorists.
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