me·di·ate
verbOPAL W
/ˈmiːdieɪt/
/ˈmiːdieɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they mediate | /ˈmiːdieɪt/ /ˈmiːdieɪt/ |
| he / she / it mediates | /ˈmiːdieɪts/ /ˈmiːdieɪts/ |
| past simple mediated | /ˈmiːdieɪtɪd/ /ˈmiːdieɪtɪd/ |
| past participle mediated | /ˈmiːdieɪtɪd/ /ˈmiːdieɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form mediating | /ˈmiːdieɪtɪŋ/ /ˈmiːdieɪtɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to try to end a situation between two or more people or groups who disagree by talking to them and trying to find things that everyone can agree on
调停；调解；斡旋 - mediate (in something) The Secretary-General was asked to mediate in the dispute.
秘书长被请来调解这次纷争。 - mediate between A and B An independent body was brought in to mediate between staff and management.
由一个独立机构介入，在劳资之间进行调解。 - Wilson tried to mediate between the European powers to end the war.
威尔逊试图在欧洲列强之间进行调解以结束战争。 - mediate something to mediate differences/disputes/problems
调解分歧／争端／问题
- mediate (in something) The Secretary-General was asked to mediate in the dispute.
- [transitive] mediate something to succeed in finding a solution to a problem between people or groups who disagree
找到（解决分歧的）方法；促成…的解决 - They mediated a settlement.
他们找到了一个解决方案。 - The UN attempted to mediate a solution to the conflict.
联合国试图找到一个解决冲突的办法。
- They mediated a settlement.
- [transitive, usually passive] (formal or specialist) to influence something and/or make it possible for it to happen
影响…的发生；使…可能发生 - be mediated (by something) Educational success is mediated by economic factors.
经济因素影响着教育的成功。
- be mediated (by something) Educational success is mediated by economic factors.
Word Originlate Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘interposed’): from late Latin mediatus ‘placed in the middle’, past participle of the verb mediare, from Latin medius ‘middle’.