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小词详解 | reconcile
reconcile 英 [ˈrekənsaɪl] 美 [ˈrekənsaɪl]
As big emerging-market firms pass from the founders to their heirs, the challenge will be, as it has been in the rich world, to reconcile the family’s needs and desires with the demands of running a successful business.
随着新兴市场的大型企业从创始人传到继承人手上,正如富裕国家的往例显示,其中的挑战将是,如何在家族利益欲求与企业成功运作的需求之间取得平衡。
——《经济学人》Tertius’s tragedy is that he never reconciles himself to his humdrum reality.
特蒂斯的悲剧在于,他永远未能同自己生活中的乏味现实和解。
——《纽约时报》
[动词] 恢复友好关系
他最近已经和妻子和好了。昨天他毫不犹豫地狂吻了他的妻子。
He has recently been reconciled with his wife. Yesterday he lavished his wife with kisses without demur.
她必须接受这样一个事实:要想通过考试,就必须下点工夫死记硬背。
She must reconcile herself to the fact that she must do some rote learning if she wants to pass her exams.
这个强硬的女权主义者发现她很难兼顾事业上的抱负和孩子们的需要。
The strident feminist found that it was hard to reconcile her career ambitions with the needs of her children.
I cannot be so easily reconciled to myself.
我心里实在过意不去。
pacify: bring peace to (a country or warring factions), especially by the use or threatened use of military force appease: pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands conciliate: stop (someone) from being angry or discontented