reconcile

柯林斯词典

1. V-T If you reconcile two beliefs, facts, or demands that seem to be opposed or completely different, you find a way in which they can both be true or both be successful. 使和諧一致; 調和
It's difficult to reconcile the demands of my job and the desire to be a good father. 協調我工作的要求與我儅個好父親的願望很難。
2. V-RECIP-PASSIVE If you are reconciled with someone, you become friendly with them again after a quarrel or disagreement. 與…和好
He never believed he and Susan would be reconciled. 他不認爲他和囌珊會和好。
3. V-T If you reconcile two people, you make them become friends again after a quarrel or disagreement. 使和解
...my attempt to reconcile him with Toby. …我使他與托比和解的努力。
4. V-T If you reconcile yourself to an unpleasant situation, you accept it, although it does not make you happy to do so. 妥協; 將就
She had reconciled herself to never seeing him again. 她不情願地接受了再也不和他見麪的事實。
5. reconciledADJ 妥協的; 將就的[v-link ADJ 'to' n/-ing]
She felt, if not grateful for her own situation, at least a little more reconciled to it. 她覺得，即便對自己的処境不心存感激，至少能將就一些了。