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词汇 compromise
释义
COMPROMISE
meet someone halfway
to offer to compromise with someone.
No, I won't give in, but I'll meet you halfway.They settled the argument by agreeing to meet each other halfway.
strike a balance (between two things)
to find a satisfactory compromise between two extremes.
The political party must strike a balance between the right wing and the left wing.Jane is overdressed for the party and Sally is undepressed. What a pity they didn't strike a balance.
strike a happy medium and hit a happy medium
to find a compromise position; to arrive at a position halfway between two unacceptable extremes.
Ann likes very spicy food, but Bob doesn't care for spicy food at all. We are trying to find a restaurant that strikes a happy medium.Tom is either very happy or very sad. He can't seem to hit a happy medium.

compromise (with) (one's) principles

To forsake, ignore, or otherwise go against one's fundamental beliefs or virtues. I never thought he would compromise his principles just to get ahead in business like that. Jane felt really guilty about compromising with her principles when she didn't turn her friends into the police after she saw them stealing.

compromise on (something)

To reach an agreement in which both sides make concessions. Living in this seedy neighborhood is not something I'm willing to compromise on. We couldn't agree on what to have for dinner, so we compromised on tacos tonight and Italian tomorrow.

reach a compromise

To achieve an agreement that includes benefits and concessions for both parties. After nearly three days of negotiations, we finally reached a compromise and began moving forward with the merger. You've got to learn to reach compromises if you want your marriage to succeed.

compromise on someone or something (with someone)

 and compromise (on someone or something) with someone
to reach agreement with someone on a disputed matter concerning someone or something; to make concessions to someone on some point concerning someone or something. I intend to compromise on this matter with them. Are you going to compromise with me on this issue?

reach a compromise

to achieve a compromise; to negotiate an agreement. After many hours of discussion, we finally reached a compromise. We were unable to reach a compromise and quit trying.
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