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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   compromise

   • IPA[ˈkämprəˌmīz]

   美式

   • n.
     an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions；a middle state between conflicting opinions or actions reached by mutual concession or modification
   • v.
     settle a dispute by mutual concession；settle (a dispute) by mutual concession

   • verb: compromise, 3rd person present: compromises, gerund or present participle: compromising, past tense: compromised, past participle: compromised

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions an ability to listen to two sides in a dispute, and devise a compromise acceptable to both the secret of a happy marriage is compromise 同義詞 agreement, understanding, settlement, terms, accommodation, ... 更多deal, trade-off, bargain, halfway house, middle ground, middle course, happy medium, balance, modus vivendi, give and take, concession, cooperation反義詞 intransigence
   • ▪ a middle state between conflicting opinions or actions reached by mutual concession or modification a compromise between commercial appeal and historical interest
   • ▪ the acceptance of standards that are lower than is desirable sexism should be tackled without compromise

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. settle a dispute by mutual concession in the end we compromised and deferred the issue 同義詞 meet each other halfway, find the middle ground, come to terms, come to an understanding, make a deal, ... 更多make concessions, find a happy medium, strike a balance, give and take, informalsplit the difference
   • ▪ archaic settle (a dispute) by mutual concession I should compromise the matter with my father
   • 2. accept standards that are lower than is desirable we were not prepared to compromise on safety
   • ▪ weaken (a reputation or principle) by accepting standards that are lower than is desirable commercial pressures could compromise safety 同義詞 undermine, weaken, be detrimental to, damage, injure, ... 更多harm, do harm to, prejudice, be prejudicial to, jeopardize, endanger, imperil, bring into disrepute, reflect badly on, put in a bad light, discredit, dishonor, bring shame to, shame, embarrass
   • 3. bring into disrepute or danger by indiscreet, foolish, or reckless behavior situations in which his troops could be compromised
   • ▪ cause to become vulnerable or function less effectively yo-yo dieting can compromise your immune system last month's leak of source code will not compromise your IT security
3. • 更多解釋

   compromise

   • IPA[ˈkɒmprəmʌɪz]

   英式

   • n.
     an agreement or settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions: eventually they reached a compromise the secret of a happy marriage is compromise
   • v.
     settle a dispute by mutual concession: in the end we compromised and deferred the issue

   Oxford Dictionary