reconcile
v
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(a) [esp passive 尤用於被動語態
Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (with sb) cause (people) to become friends again, eg after quarrelling 使(人)重新和好(如爭吵後); 使和解; 使復交
We were finally reconciled when he apologized. 他道歉以後我們終於言歸於好了.
She refused to be reconciled with her brother. 她拒不同她的弟弟和解.
(b) [Tn] bring (a quarrel, disagreement, etc) to an end; settle 化解(爭吵、 分歧等); 調解; 調停
They can't reconcile their differences. 他們無法調和彼此的分歧.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (with sth) make (aims, statements, ideas, etc) agree when they seem to conflict 使(似有分歧的目標、 說法、 意見等)一致, 和諧
reconcile the evidence with the facts 使證據符合事實
Can eating fish be reconciled with vegetarianism? 吃魚與素食主義有矛盾嗎?
3 [Tn.pr] ~ sb/oneself to sth (cause sb to) accept reluctantly sth unwelcome, unpleasant, etc (使某人)無可奈何地接受某事物
The high salary reconciled me to living abroad. 我為獲高薪也只好在國外生活.
Could you reconcile yourself to a lifetime of unemployment? 你能甘心一輩子失業嗎?