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单词 multilateral
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Definition of multilateral in English:

multilateral

adjective mʌltɪˈlat(ə)r(ə)l
  • 1Agreed upon or participated in by three or more parties, especially the governments of different countries.

    多国(或多方)参加的,多边的

    multilateral negotiations

    多边谈判。

    multilateral nuclear disarmament

    多边核裁军。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He was outlining our multilateral disarmament policy.
    • In 1992 he was appointed director of multilateral policy and two years later director of planning.
    • The world is a safer place when multilateral processes are followed and the international rule of law upheld.
    • Participating in ambitious multilateral commitments is therefore in their interest.
    • North Korea has repeatedly opposed the issue being raised during the multilateral negotiations.
    • As a result, a multilateral nuclear arms race may erupt, which will pose a great danger to the world.
    • Stronger European standards would have provided a basis for negotiating more effectively for multilateral standards.
    • The Prime Minister says that she is supporting the multilateral approach of the United Nations.
    • There have been eight rounds of multilateral trade negotiations since 1947.
    • I will continue to seek solutions to the problems of this region through dialog and multilateral diplomacy.
    • Our interests are best protected not by unilateral action but by multilateral agreement and a world order governed by rules.
    • The United States was the driving force behind all the multilateral negotiations.
    • What I am satisfied of is that New Zealand has done the right thing in agreeing to be part of this very important multilateral initiative.
    • The multilateral negotiations offer us the best opportunities as a trading nation.
    • In a sure sign of the times, there are increased warnings that the post-war multilateral trade system is breaking down.
    • Talks between the two countries hold the key for the multilateral negotiations.
    • The parties in the multilateral talks also include China, Russia, South Korea and the United States.
    • Canada complained that France was breaking multilateral trade agreements.
    • Further multilateral agreements to control nuclear weapons were both welcome to CND and blunted its cutting edge.
    • It is imperative for that meeting to launch a new round of multilateral trade negotiations.
    1. 1.1 Having members or contributors from several groups, especially several different countries.
      有多国成员的;有多集团成员的;来自多方面的
      multilateral aid agencies

      多边(或多国)援助机构。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The role and relative importance of multilateral institutions have already changed too.
      • It began with individual bankers and advisers giving way to multilateral agencies.
      • The first Chennai Water Supply Project, also funded by the multilateral agency, was completed six years ago.
      • Some of the multilateral agencies are not just focusing on GDP figures at this point.
      • The last 20 years have seen a change in the relative efficiency and effectiveness of multilateral and bilateral aid.
      • On the regional level, there has been an extraordinary proliferation of multilateral organizations and agreements.
      • New or not, the council members said the need for a multilateral organization is real.
      • It is a multilateral aid programme and operates on the basis of voluntary contributions pledged at irregular intervals.
      • Much of this increase is through multilateral agencies as well as direct bilateral assistance.
      • Aid programmes in such regimes are done through multilateral institutions which bypass the government.
      • Of course the Pacific Islands Forum itself is a multilateral organisation, and the support was offered unanimously.
      • It is not, and was never meant to be, a multilateral development aid agency for the poorer countries of Europe.

Derivatives

  • multilaterally

  • adverb
    • Western Europeans want to believe that all international disputes can be resolved amicably, or as they call it, diplomatically, and multilaterally.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Indeed, the importance of the distinction between unilateral and multilateral is often overstated, since all countries pursue their interests both unilaterally and multilaterally.
      • And I thought the president did well tonight, with a quiet tone and a lot of information and a stress on the need to act multilaterally if possible.
      • The six parties undertook to promote economic cooperation in the fields of energy, trade and investment, bilaterally and/or multilaterally.
      • Every issue need not be dealt with multilaterally.

Rhymes

bilateral, collateral, equilateral, lateral, quadrilateral, trilateral, unilateral

Definition of multilateral in US English:

multilateral

adjective
  • 1Agreed upon or participated in by three or more parties, especially the governments of different countries.

    多国(或多方)参加的,多边的

    multilateral negotiations

    多边谈判。

    multilateral nuclear disarmament

    多边核裁军。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • What I am satisfied of is that New Zealand has done the right thing in agreeing to be part of this very important multilateral initiative.
    • North Korea has repeatedly opposed the issue being raised during the multilateral negotiations.
    • Canada complained that France was breaking multilateral trade agreements.
    • In 1992 he was appointed director of multilateral policy and two years later director of planning.
    • Stronger European standards would have provided a basis for negotiating more effectively for multilateral standards.
    • The parties in the multilateral talks also include China, Russia, South Korea and the United States.
    • The United States was the driving force behind all the multilateral negotiations.
    • The Prime Minister says that she is supporting the multilateral approach of the United Nations.
    • The world is a safer place when multilateral processes are followed and the international rule of law upheld.
    • The multilateral negotiations offer us the best opportunities as a trading nation.
    • He was outlining our multilateral disarmament policy.
    • There have been eight rounds of multilateral trade negotiations since 1947.
    • As a result, a multilateral nuclear arms race may erupt, which will pose a great danger to the world.
    • It is imperative for that meeting to launch a new round of multilateral trade negotiations.
    • In a sure sign of the times, there are increased warnings that the post-war multilateral trade system is breaking down.
    • Participating in ambitious multilateral commitments is therefore in their interest.
    • Our interests are best protected not by unilateral action but by multilateral agreement and a world order governed by rules.
    • Further multilateral agreements to control nuclear weapons were both welcome to CND and blunted its cutting edge.
    • Talks between the two countries hold the key for the multilateral negotiations.
    • I will continue to seek solutions to the problems of this region through dialog and multilateral diplomacy.
    1. 1.1 Having members or contributors from several groups, especially several different countries.
      有多国成员的;有多集团成员的;来自多方面的
      multilateral aid agencies

      多边(或多国)援助机构。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Aid programmes in such regimes are done through multilateral institutions which bypass the government.
      • The last 20 years have seen a change in the relative efficiency and effectiveness of multilateral and bilateral aid.
      • Some of the multilateral agencies are not just focusing on GDP figures at this point.
      • It is a multilateral aid programme and operates on the basis of voluntary contributions pledged at irregular intervals.
      • The first Chennai Water Supply Project, also funded by the multilateral agency, was completed six years ago.
      • Of course the Pacific Islands Forum itself is a multilateral organisation, and the support was offered unanimously.
      • On the regional level, there has been an extraordinary proliferation of multilateral organizations and agreements.
      • The role and relative importance of multilateral institutions have already changed too.
      • New or not, the council members said the need for a multilateral organization is real.
      • It is not, and was never meant to be, a multilateral development aid agency for the poorer countries of Europe.
      • It began with individual bankers and advisers giving way to multilateral agencies.
      • Much of this increase is through multilateral agencies as well as direct bilateral assistance.
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