| 单词 | mediate |
| 释义 | Word family noun mediation mediator verb mediate me·di·ate /ˈmiːdieɪt/ ●○○ AWL verb 1 [intransitive, transitive]PEACE/NO WAR to try to end a quarrel between two people, groups, countries etc 调停，调解，斡旋mediate between UN officials mediated between the rebel fighters and the government. 联合国官员在叛军和政府之间进行了调解。 The former president has agreed to mediate the peace talks. 前总统同意就和谈进行斡旋。mediate in The court was set up to mediate in civil disputes. 这种法庭是为调解民事纠纷而设立的。2 [transitive] formal or technicalEFFECT/INFLUENCE to change the effect or influence of something, especially to make the effect less bad 影响；减轻 Exercise may mediate the effects of a bad diet. 运动可以减轻不良饮食造成的影响。 —mediation /ˌmiːdiˈeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusmediate• Their frequency results from Shakespeare's imaginative involvement with the relationship that they mediate.• For the purpose of all art is to mediate between the invisible spirit world and the visible body of nature.• He then focused on the possibility of a reconciliation mediated by elders in the Mandelas' branch of the Xhosa tribe.• Periodic alternating activation of flexors and extensors is achieved by reciprocal inhibition mediated by inhibitory collateral neurones.• In the future it will not be a mediating force between capitalism and democracy.• The insulin like growth factors are thought to mediate some of the effects of growth hormone on tissues.• Immediate superiors were crucial in mediating the discipline by senior officers, and in the infliction of their own minor punishments.• Former President Jimmy Carter agreed to mediate the peace talks.• The social worker tried to mediate without success in the available time.mediate ... disputes• It has wide-ranging powers to investigate financial services companies and will mediate in disputes.• Litigants still do not seem eager to save costs by mediating their disputes.• We won't mediate in disputes about who occupies the enormous after cabin.• He spent much of his time mediating disputes and absorbing the free-floating rage that the Standing had unleashed.From Longman Business Dictionarymediateme‧di‧ate /ˈmiːdieɪt/ verb [intransitive, transitive] to try to end an argument between two people or groups by talking to both sides and encouraging them to reach an agreementHe was asked to mediate a labor dispute.mediate betweenan ombudsman who will mediate between disgruntled investors and product providers —mediation noun [uncountable]As litigation costs soar, mediation is becoming a more popular option. —mediator noun [countable]An agreement was reached last week with the help of a federal mediator.→ See Verb tableOrigin mediate (1400-1500) Medieval Latin past participle of mediare, from Latin medius; MEDIUM2me·di·ate verbChineseSyllable to Corpus end a Business try to quarrel |
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