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compromise with sb (over sth)
强调与人或团体达成让步。
The company compromised with the union over wages.
公司在工资问题上与工会达成了妥协。
妥协；折中
compromised — past of compromise
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妥协；折中
to settle a dispute by mutual concessions; to find a middle way
The company compromised with the union over wages.
公司在工资问题上与工会达成了妥协。
通过相互协议约束
To bind by mutual agreement.
通过相互让步调整和解决；妥协
To adjust and settle by mutual concessions; to compound.
在极端之间找到折中办法
To find a way between extremes.
通过某些行为或声明承诺；通过不可撤销的行为危及生命、声誉等；使受到怀疑
To pledge by some act or declaration; to endanger the life, reputation, etc., of, by some act which can not be recalled; to expose to suspicion.
compromise
Base
原形
compromises
3rd person
第三人称单数
compromising
-ing
现在分词
compromised
Past
过去式
compromised
Past participle
过去分词
She often compromises to keep the peace.
她经常妥协以维持和平。
They compromised on the budget yesterday.
他们昨天在预算上妥协了。
He is compromising his principles right now.
他现在正在妥协自己的原则。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
After hours of discussion, both sides agreed to compromise on the price.
经过几个小时的讨论，双方同意在价格上妥协。
The manager decided to compromise with the union to avoid a strike.
经理决定与工会妥协以避免罢工。
She refused to compromise her values for a promotion.
她拒绝为了升职而妥协自己的价值观。
强调与人或团体达成让步。
The company compromised with the union over wages.
公司在工资问题上与工会达成了妥协。
用于具体问题或事项上的让步。
They refused to compromise on safety standards.
他们拒绝在安全标准上妥协。
指损害或降低某事物的标准。
He would never compromise his principles for money.
他绝不会为了金钱而违背自己的原则。
Not this
We should compromise the plan.
Use this
We should compromise on the plan.
表示‘在……上妥协’时，compromise是不及物动词，不能直接跟宾语，需加介词on。
Not this
Let's compromise about the deadline.
Use this
Let's compromise on the deadline.
与具体事项搭配时，固定介词为on，而非about；about用于表示‘关于’的泛泛之谈，而on强调具体议题。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
在质量上妥协
They refused to compromise on quality.
他们拒绝在质量上妥协。
与某人妥协
The government was forced to compromise with the unions.
政府被迫与工会妥协。
损害你的正直品格
He did not want to compromise his integrity.
他不想损害自己正直的品格。
危及安全
Cost-cutting must not compromise safety.
削减成本绝不能危及安全。
攻破账户
The hacker compromised the CEO's account.
黑客攻破了首席执行官的账户。
处于有损名誉的尴尬境地
The scandal started when the actress was photographed in a compromising position.
丑闻始于那位女演员被拍到处于有损名誉的尴尬境地。
损害某人的正直品格；违背某人的原则
He refused to compromise his integrity by telling lies.
他拒绝用撒谎来损害自己的正直品格。
危及某人的安全
The faulty wiring could compromise your safety.
线路故障可能会危及你的安全。
别委屈自己，你只有你自己。
In this famous quote, Janis Joplin warns people not to compromise themselves, because your own integrity is all you truly have.
在这句名言中，詹尼斯·乔普林提醒人们不要委屈自己，因为自己的正直才是你真正拥有的一切。
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想象双方握手说“我承诺让一步”，compromise 里有 promise(承诺)——互相让步、折中妥协。
语域：neutral 常见场景：everyday decisions、workplace negotiation、diplomatic talks 该义项表示“通过互相让步达成一致”，语气中性，多用于日常商量、工作讨论和正式谈判；在口语和书面语中都较自然。
Genuine sound match: the final -mise in compromise is /maɪz/, as in demise /dɪˈmaɪz/ and surmise /sərˈmaɪz/, but those stress the /maɪz/ syllable, while compromise /ˈkɑːmprəmaɪz/ stresses the first syllable, so they are not full rhymes. Lookalikes to watch: promise /ˈprɑːmɪs/ and premise /ˈpremɪs/ say /mɪs/, not /maɪz/. Comprise /kəmˈpraɪz/ and rise /raɪz/ contain /aɪz/ but differ in stress or preceding consonant.
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