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reconcile

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  • Conjugation : past  reconciled ; ing  reconciling
  • Derivatives : n  reconciler
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

reconcile ['rεkənsaɪl]
  1. 1. vt. [+two people] 和解
  2. 2. vt. [+two facts] [ beliefs] 调和
    to reconcile o.s. to sth
    [+unpleasant situation etc] 使自己接受某事

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

reconcile [ˈrekənsaɪl]
  1. 1. vt. 使一致,使不相矛盾
    The junior adventure story has always had to reconcile two contrasting points.
    这部冒险小说总是调和两种对立观点
  2. 2. vt. 使和谐调和调解
    Individuals need to reconcile their differences with other individuals.
    人们需要协调和其他人之间分歧
  3. 3. vi. 妥协和解和好
    For years Claudia had tried to reconcile him to his mother.
    几年来,克劳迪娅一直努力和他妈妈和解
  4. 4. vt. 使顺应,使无可奈何接受,使甘心
    She sat for a long time trying to reconcile herself to the bad news.
    她坐了很久,尽力使自己接受这个消息

Collins English-English Dictionary

reconcile ['rεkən"saɪl]
  1. 1. vt. [tr] [often passive; usually foll by to] to make (oneself or another) no longer opposed; cause to acquiesce in something unpleasant
    she reconciled herself to poverty
  2. 2. vt. to become friendly with (someone) after estrangement or to re-establish friendly relations between (two or more people)
  3. 3. vt. to settle (a quarrel or difference)
  4. 4. vt. to make (two apparently conflicting things) compatible or consistent with each other
  5. 5. vt. to reconsecrate (a desecrated church, etc)
  6. 6. vt. [Etymology] C14: from Latin reconciliare to bring together again, from re- + conciliare to make friendly, conciliate

Examples

Individuals need to reconcile their differences with other individuals.
人们需要协调和其他人之间的分歧。
She sat for a long time trying to reconcile herself to the bad news.
她坐了很久,尽力使自己接受这个坏消息。
排解纠纷
mediate a dispute; reconcile a quarrel
纠纷双方和解无效,只能对簿公堂了。
The case was brought to court as the two parties failed to reconcile with each other.

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