compromiser
妥协者,妥协主义者,折中者,折衷者
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Definitions
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- : a settlement of differences by mutual concessions; an agreement reached by adjustment of conflicting or opposing claims, principles, etc., by reciprocal modification of demands.
- : the result of such a settlement.
- : something intermediate between different things: The split-level is a compromise between a ranch house and a multistoried house.
- : an endangering, especially of reputation; exposure to danger, suspicion, etc.: a compromise of one's integrity.
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com·pro·mised, com·pro·mis·ing.
- : to settle by a compromise.
- : to expose or make vulnerable to danger, suspicion, scandal, etc.; jeopardize: a military oversight that compromised the nation's defenses.
- : Obsolete. to bind by bargain or agreement.to bring to terms.
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com·pro·mised, com·pro·mis·ing.
- : to make a compromise or compromises: The conflicting parties agreed to compromise.
- : to make a dishonorable or shameful concession: He is too honorable to compromise with his principles.
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Examples
Both the UK and the EU want to avoid this no-deal scenario, but as more and more self-imposed deadlines pass, the real one is getting closer — without any clear sign of compromise.
Given this dynamic, Bevington says, there ought to be plenty of room for compromise.
There was in fact no compromise of the system, even though word of an attack spread like a small wildfire.
The compromise includes a proposed licensing system to track and manage vacation rentals, a limit on the volume of whole-home vacation rentals the city can license and policies to address long-running quality of life issues such as noise and parking.
I’ve thought of these experiences lately, as I’ve followed news about Congress’s inability to find a compromise on a second national stimulus package.
As debt talks hit the skids yet again, the Great Compromiser seemed to finally lose his cool—has he reached his breaking point?
He is not a compromiser, but a combatant, and his blows have been telling ones.
Riches, then, being an evil, the non-compromiser should logically regard the rich man as a persistent evil-doer.
To the non-compromiser, the "scarlet woman" is a symbol of the lowest depth of vice, and no condemnation is too severe for her.
For instance, many a prominent non-compromiser among the clergy is living in comparative ease, if not luxury.
Henry Clay, the great compromiser, came to the rescue and in 1850 California was admitted as a free state.