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- an agreement or settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions妥协, 互让了结; 和解（协议）：
eventually they reached a compromise
他们最终达成了和解
mass noun the secret of a happy marriage is compromise.婚姻美满的秘诀在于互让。
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- an intermediate state between conflicting opinions, or actions reached by mutual concession or modification折中状态; 折中（办法）：
a compromise between the freedom of the individual and the need to ensure orderly government.
个人自由和保证有序治理的需要之间的折中办法。
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- mass noun the expedient acceptance of standards that are lower than is desirable妥协, 让步; （权宜之计的）降低标准：
sexism should be tackled without compromise.
在处理性别歧视方面决不能妥协。
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- no obj. settle a dispute by mutual concession互让解决争端; 和解; 折中：
in the end we compromised and deferred the issue.
最后我们各退一步, 将此问题延期处理。
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- with obj. archaic settle (a dispute) by mutual concession〈古〉互让解决（争端）：
I should compromise the matter with my father.
我应该就此事与我父亲和解。
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- with obj. weaken (a reputation or principle) by accepting standards that are lower than is desirable（由于妥协）损害（名誉, 原则）：
commercial pressures could compromise safety.
商业压力会危害到安全。
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- no obj. expediently accept standards that are lower than is desirable妥协, 让步; 降低标准：
we were not prepared to compromise on safety.
我们不准备在安全问题上妥协。
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- bring into disrepute or danger by indiscreet, foolish, or reckless behaviour（因轻率、愚笨或鲁莽而）危及名声（或安全）, 使名声受损：
situations in which his troops could be compromised.
可能会危及其部队声誉的处境。
派生词
compromiser
noun词源
late Middle English (denoting mutual consent to arbitration)： from Old French compromis, from late Latin compromissum 'a consent to arbitration'， neuter past participle of compromittere, from com- 'together'+promittere （see PROMISE）.