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unilateral + noun
The government made a unilateral decision to withdraw troops.
政府做出了单方面撤军的决定。
单方面的；单边的；片面的
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单方面的；单边的；片面的
involving only one part or side
The government made a unilateral decision to withdraw troops.
政府做出了单方面撤军的决定。
仅由一方完成的
Done by one side only.
仅涉及一部分或一侧的
involving only one part or side
仅影响身体一侧的
Affecting only one side of the body.
仅从父系或母系追溯的
tracing descent from either the paternal or the maternal line only
She took unilateral action to change the meeting time without asking the others.
她未经其他人同意，单方面采取了行动更改会议时间。
AI contextual example
The landlord's unilateral rent increase surprised all the tenants.
房东单方面提高房租，让所有房客都感到意外。
AI contextual example
His decision was unilateral, so his colleagues felt left out.
他的决定是单方面的，因此同事们感到被冷落了。
AI contextual example
unilateral paralysis
单侧瘫痪。
WordNet
The government made a unilateral decision to withdraw troops.
政府做出了单方面撤军的决定。
The company was unilateral in its approach to negotiations.
该公司在谈判中采取单方面方式。
常用于政治或法律语境
They took unilateral action on the border issue.
他们就边境问题采取了单方面行动。
Not this
He decided unilateral to withdraw from the treaty.
Use this
He decided unilaterally to withdraw from the treaty.
“unilateral”是形容词，只能修饰名词；修饰动词时需用副词形式“unilaterally”。
Not this
The two companies reached a unilateral agreement.
Use this
One company made a unilateral decision to end the partnership.
“unilateral”意为“单方面的”，指仅由一方作出的，不用于描述双方共同达成的协议；双方共识应使用“bilateral”。
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单方面的决定
The company made a unilateral decision to cut salaries.
公司单方面决定削减工资。
单方面制裁
The country rejected the unilateral sanctions imposed by its neighbors.
该国拒绝了邻国施加的单方面制裁。
单方面宣布独立
The region issued a unilateral declaration of independence.
该地区单方面宣布独立。
单方面撤军
The army announced a unilateral withdrawal from the occupied area.
军队宣布单方面从占领区撤出。
单方面停火
Both sides rejected the militant group's unilateral ceasefire.
双方都拒绝了该武装组织的单方面停火。
单侧听力损失
Unilateral hearing loss can make it difficult to locate sounds.
单侧听力损失会使定位声音变得困难。
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联想 uni（一）+ lateral（侧），只有一侧行动，就是“单方面、单边”的。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、international relations、law/contracts、medical reports 该词多用于正式、书面语境：在外交、法律等场合表示“单方面的、片面的”，在医学中表示“单侧的”。口语中通常不直接使用这个词。
以上单词都含有 -lateral /lætərəl/，重音都在 /læt/ 上，所以都与 unilateral 押韵。注意形近的 universal /ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːrsl/（普遍的）拼写相像，但重音和元音不同，不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.