compromising 的 3 个定义
- 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.
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.
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.
compromising 近义词
give and take
put in jeopardy
更多compromising例句
- After three hours of anger, the Republicans agreed to a compromise, and Wayne County’s election was certified after all.
- When it filed the petition Tuesday, TikTok said the government had not responded to its latest efforts to strike a compromise and prevent an enforced sale.
- Threatened by climate change, extractive industries, and other forces that are quickly shrinking their Mountain West habitat, the birds have come to represent the struggle for compromise and collaboration among a wide array of stakeholders.
- Republican lawmakers argued Sunday that those results amounted to a rejection of far-left policies and a call for compromise, most immediately on legislation addressing the coronavirus crisis.
- There will always be pressure points and funding deadlines that force action and force compromise.
- They decided to get rid of the compromising objects immediately.
- We've walked in on Jenny and Kevin in compromising sexual positions before.
- But religions and ideologies are the opposite of flexible and compromising.
- Even if the Court does settle on a compromising solution, it may not matter much—at least for smart crooks and smart cops.
- His most recent book on Sudan is Compromising With Evil: An archival history of greater Sudan, 2007 – 2012.
- Marguerite, alone at Bagneres with her maid, and not being in any fear of compromising herself, granted the duke's request.
- The puppet had been torn from Mazaroff's hands; those compromising papers had vanished from Countess Saens's drawer.
- A slight event, occurring at this time, came near compromising the power which Catherine had so painfully built up.
- Its very existence enraged him; that such matters should have been put in writing was compromising to his entire policy.
- But, unhappily, each alibi would have been almost equally compromising.