unilateral

adjective
🔊/ˌjuːnɪˈlætrəl/
🔊/ˌjuːnɪˈlætrəl/
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  1. (of an action or decision) done by or affecting only one person, group or country involved in a situation without the agreement of the others单方的
    • a unilateral decision单方面的决定
    • a unilateral declaration of independence单方面宣布独立
    • They were forced to take unilateral action.他们被迫采取单方面行动。🔊🔊
    • They had campaigned vigorously for unilateral nuclear disarmament (= when one country gets rid of its nuclear weapons without waiting for other countries to do the same).他们曾致力于单方面裁减核武器运动。🔊🔊
    compare bilateral, multilateral, trilateral
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryUnilateral is used with these nouns:
    • action
    • ceasefire
    • declaration
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