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rapprochement

/rap-rohsh-mahn; French ra-prawsh-mahn/US // ˌræp roʊʃˈmɑ̃; French ra prɔʃˈmɑ̃ //UK // French (raprɔʃmɑ̃) //

和睦,和谐,和睦相处,友好关系

Related Words

reconciliation和解,对账,核对,调解friendship友谊,友情,交情,友好harmony和谐,和谐性,和谐的,和睦harmonization统一,调和,统一性,协调cordiality友好,友好关系,友好气氛,友好往来friendliness友好,友好性,友善,亲切agreement协议,协定,協議,协议书softening软化,柔化,软化作用,变软reunion重聚,重逢,团聚,团圆reconcilement调解,和解,调和,调停

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an establishment or reestablishment of harmonious relations: a rapprochement reached between warring factions.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounrestoration of harmony
Synonyms
detente缓和,缓和气氛,协商,拘束détentefriendship友谊,友情,交情,友好harmonization统一,调和,统一性,协调harmony和谐,和谐性,和谐的,和睦reconciliation和解,对账,核对,调解agreement协议,协定,協議,协议书cordiality友好,友好关系,友好气氛,友好往来friendliness友好,友好性,友善,亲切reunion重聚,重逢,团聚,团圆softening软化,柔化,软化作用,变软reconcilement调解,和解,调和,调停

Examples

  • A Cuba-U.S. rapprochement will make it increasingly hard for his government to blame the U.S. for its economic problems.

  • The Brazilian press said the White House informed Brasilia about the rapprochement minutes before the statement was made public.

  • BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Most Latin Americans celebrated the rapprochement between the United States and Cuba.

  • This rapprochement was The Birth of a Nation that Griffith evoked when he changed the name of his movie from The Clansman.

  • There was even a rapprochement between him and his father before his death.

  • And, in effect, his example did serve to promote a rapprochement between the conquerors and the conquered.

  • Yes, I remembered that hostility to Archie certainly had resulted in a rapprochement between ourselves.

  • A rapprochement between Orangemen and Nationalists would be difficult.

  • Of late a rapprochement between the intellectual and trade unionist has begun to take place.

  • Not till the Bill was nearly through Committee was there any sign of rapprochement.

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