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bilateral + noun
bilateral 常与关系、协议、会谈等名词搭配。
The two countries signed a bilateral trade agreement.
两国签署了一项双边贸易协定。
双边的；双方的
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双边的；双方的
involving or undertaken by two parties, such as two countries or groups
The two countries signed a bilateral trade agreement.
两国签署了一项双边贸易协定。
有两边的
Having two sides.
两侧对称的
having identical parts on each side of an axis
涉及双方的
Involving both sides equally.
双边的
affecting or undertaken by two parties
The two countries signed a bilateral trade agreement to boost economic cooperation.
两国签署了一项双边贸易协定，以促进经济合作。
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Bilateral talks between the management and the union lasted for three days.
管理层与工会之间的双边会谈持续了三天。
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A bilateral symmetry is common in many animals, including humans.
双侧对称在许多动物中很常见，包括人类。
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a bilateral agreement between the United States and Japan
美国和日本之间的双边协议
WordNet
bilateral 常与关系、协议、会谈等名词搭配。
The two countries signed a bilateral trade agreement.
两国签署了一项双边贸易协定。
表示主语具有双边性质。
The negotiations are bilateral.
谈判是双边的。
Not this
The two countries signed a bilateral.
Use this
The two countries signed a bilateral agreement.
bilateral 是形容词，不能直接作名词用。应该后接名词，如 agreement、contract 等。
Not this
Both sides have a bilateral relationship.
Use this
They have a bilateral relationship.
bilateral 本身已包含‘双方’的含义，因此与 both sides 搭配造成语义重复，应去掉 one of them。
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双边协议
The two countries signed a bilateral agreement on trade.
两国签署了一项贸易双边协议。
双边贸易
Bilateral trade between the nations has grown significantly.
两国之间的双边贸易显著增长。
双边关系
The summit aimed to strengthen bilateral relations.
峰会的目的是加强双边关系。
双边会谈
They held bilateral talks on security issues.
他们就安全问题举行了双边会谈。
双边合作
The initiative promotes bilateral cooperation in education.
该倡议促进教育领域的双边合作。
双边条约
A bilateral treaty was ratified by both parliaments.
一项双边条约得到了两国议会的批准。
双边协议
The two countries signed a bilateral agreement on trade.
两国签署了一项双边贸易协议。
双边贸易
Bilateral trade between the nations has increased significantly.
两国之间的双边贸易显著增加。
双边关系
They are working to improve bilateral relations.
他们正在努力改善双边关系。
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生物课上两侧对称的动物叫bilateral，联想‘拜’见两方代表签协议，即‘双边的’。
register: formal; typical settings: 政治、经济、医学等正式场合; note_zh: 通常用于正式或专业语境，如外交、贸易、解剖学等。
bilateral 是形容词，常置于名词前作定语（如 bilateral trade 双边贸易），表示“双边的”。
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