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reconcile

verb
🔊/ˈrekənsaɪl/
🔊/ˈrekənsaɪl/
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they reconcile
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🔊/ˈrekənsaɪl/
he / she / it reconciles
🔊/ˈrekənsaɪlz/
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past simple reconciled
🔊/ˈrekənsaɪld/
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past participle reconciled
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-ing form reconciling
🔊/ˈrekənsaɪlɪŋ/
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  1. reconcile something (with something) to find an acceptable way of dealing with two or more ideas, needs, etc. that seem to be opposed to each other使和谐一致；调和；使配合
    • an attempt to reconcile the need for industrial development with concern for the environment协调工业发展的需要和环境保护之间关系的努力
    • It was hard to reconcile his career ambitions with the needs of his children.他很难兼顾事业上的抱负和孩子们的需要。🔊🔊
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    • It is difficult to reconcile the facts with the judge's conclusion.很难使事实与法官的结论相一致。
    • We are left with the problem of reconciling our religion with the modern view of women.我们剩下的问题是使我们的宗教与现代妇女观点相协调。
    • We are still trying to reconcile the needs of the two groups.我们仍在努力调和这两个群体的需要。
    • trying to find some way of reconciling the two conflicting views试图找到和解两种矛盾观点的方法
  2. [usually passive] to make people become friends again after an argument or a disagreement使和解；使和好如初
    • reconcile somebody The pair were reconciled after Jackson made a public apology.杰克逊公开道歉之后，这两个人又言归于好了。🔊🔊
    • reconcile somebody with somebody He has recently been reconciled with his wife.他最近已经和妻子和好了。🔊🔊
    Topics Discussion and agreementc2
  3. reconcile somebody/yourself (to something) to make somebody/yourself accept an unpleasant situation because it is not possible to change it将就；妥协 synonym resign yourself to
    • He could not reconcile himself to the prospect of losing her.他一想到有可能失去她，就觉得难以忍受。🔊🔊
    • No amount of designer labels could reconcile her to missing out on the trip.没有任何设计师标签可以调和她，使她在旅途中错过一切。
    4. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French reconcilier or Latin reconciliare, from Latin re- ‘back’ (also expressing intensive force) + conciliare ‘bring together’.