| 单词 | peacemaker |
| 释义 | peacemaker (once / 19095 pages) n A peacemaker is a person who helps others solve a conflict and reach a peaceful solution. Of course Gandhi was a famous peacemaker, but even the volunteer on playground patrol can act as a peacemaker too. An individual can be a peacemaker, and there are also organizations that work as peacemakers. If two countries are engaged in a long war, for example, peacemakers might help negotiate a truce. Diplomats and mediators are peacemakers, and if you help your angry sisters come to a peaceable agreement about whose turn it is to take out the trash, you're a peacemaker too. WORD FAMILYpeacemaker: peacemakers USAGE EXAMPLESBut Hobbs Manthey sees herself not as a combatant in the war over Christmas, but as a peacemaker. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) And with that, Donald Trump can become a peacemaker, or at least a stabilizer, in a volatile region. Time(Nov 17, 2016) In Nixon’s first inaugural address, he used the word “peace” fifteen times and said, “The greatest honor history can bestow is the title of peacemaker.” The New Yorker(Nov 17, 2016) n someone who tries to bring peace Syn|Hypo|Hyper conciliator, make-peace, pacifier, reconciler appeaser someone who tries to bring peace by acceding to demands go-between, intercessor, intermediary, intermediator, mediator a negotiator who acts as a link between parties Peacemaker (once / 70775 pages) n WORD FAMILY Peacemaker: Peacemakers USAGE EXAMPLESOthers held patriotic signs that said: “Blessed Are The Peacemakers.” Washington Times(Jul 26, 2016) More “touches” were made with the prospects until rapport was built, and they would be offered a spot in the 18-month, voluntary Operation Peacemaker Fellowship. The Guardian(Jun 09, 2016) The list, published by a Ukrainian nationalist website called Myrotvorets, or the Peacemaker, appeared to have been born out of a simmering frustration. New York Times(Jun 05, 2016) n a belt-fed machine gun capable of firing more than 500 rounds per minute; used by United States troops in World War II and the Korean War Syn|Hyper Browning machine gun machine gun a rapidly firing automatic gun (often mounted) |
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