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multilateral

/muhl-ti-lat-er-uhl/US // ˌmʌl tɪˈlæt ər əl //UK // (ˌmʌltɪˈlætərəl, -ˈlætrəl) //

双边,双边合作,双重

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : having several or many sides; many-sided.
    • : participated in by more than two nations, parties, etc.; multipartite: multilateral agreements on disarmament.

Examples

  • Covax, a multilateral initiative, was set up to help develop, fund, and equitably distribute vaccines.

  • When Democrats have the keys, big, multilateral agreements are the order of the day.

  • He pledged support for multilateral institutions, promised to challenge dictators and to focus on our issues in committee hearings.

  • We can see it on the global stage where in multilateral organizations, it is not a given that the democracies have the majority of votes or, or voices.

  • Absent multilateral funding, developing economies have been unable to match the stimulus efforts of their rich world counterparts.

  • But we should start sharing that burden with other nations and multilateral organizations more than we have.

  • “The fact is, President Obama has consistently demonstrated his commitment to multilateral diplomacy,” Rice said.

  • The multilateral governance system remains largely unreformed and apparently immune to changes in business practice.

  • Assess the variables of unilateral U.S. action or bilateral/multilateral action.

  • Asking for recognition by the 192 countries of the U.N., by contrast, is the very definition of “multilateral.”

  • Such relaxations as took place in controls were changes that did not affect the multilateral embargo.

  • The 70s witnessed a proliferation of multilateral assistance programs.

  • The word "multilateral" (many-sided) is a translation of the Greek polypleuros.

  • Triangles are of three kinds, the equilateral or three-sided, the quadrilateral or four-sided, and the multilateral or polyglot.

  • It will enable the whole sterling area and other countries affiliated with it to resume trade on a multilateral basis.