compromised
past simple and past participle ofcompromise
| 单词 | compromised |
| 释义 | compromised past simple and past participle ofcompromise compromise verb uk/ˈkɒm.prə.maɪz/us/ˈkɑːm.prə.maɪz/compromiseverb(AGREEMENT)B2[I] toacceptthat you willreduceyourdemandsorchangeyouropinioninordertoreachanagreementwith someone: Partyunityisthreatenedwhenmemberswill not compromise. Well, youwant$400 and I say $300, so let's compromiseat/on$350.
Accepting & agreeing reluctantly
compromiseverb(LOWER STANDARDS)[T]disapproving toallowyourprinciplesto be lessstrongoryourstandardsormoralsto belower: Don't compromiseyourbeliefs/principlesfor thesakeof beingaccepted. If we back down on thisissue,ourreputationwill be compromised. Hispoliticalcareerendedwhen he compromised himselfbyacceptingbribes. Humiliating and degrading
compromiseverb(HARM)C2[T] toriskhaving aharmfuleffecton something: We would never compromise thesafetyofourpassengers. Taking risks
Examplesofcompromisedcompromised In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The leadershipcompromisedbut refused to hold an open primary. From theCambridge English Corpus Since the human samples available for analysis are non-viable discarded material, they are potentiallycompromised. From theCambridge English Corpus At a more clinical level, virtually all cognitive screening tests have a correlation withcompromiseddriving ability. From theCambridge English Corpus The drawback of this system was that precision wascompromised. From theCambridge English Corpus To know, for example, whether the autonomy of potential donors iscompromisedin practice, ethicists need to engage in empirical research. From theCambridge English Corpus She maintained that any literary merit (in both artistic and populist terms) of the series was enhanced rather thancompromisedby its educational aims. From theCambridge English Corpus The resulting problem seemed stark, if not insurmountable: while subjugationcompromisedattempts at assimilation, assimilation would falter in the absence of the necessary transformation. From theCambridge English Corpus He cannot write, and even speech itself is for him, as for no other character,compromisedand self-evidently imperfect. From theCambridge English Corpus Various "mismatches" havecompromisedthe fruitfulness of the exchanges, however. From theCambridge English Corpus Current funding for intervention services for troubled adolescents seems to have produced a horribly fractionated andcompromisedapproach to intervention. From theCambridge English Corpus For older freelancers, then, the occupation was found to be an increasingly strenuous andcompromisedendeavour, and it was undertaken for ever-diminishing returns. From theCambridge English Corpus Since in the short run capital markets remained guarded, exchange rates fundamentally fixed and monetary independence protected, the actual process of adjustment was seriouslycompromised. From theCambridge English Corpus The glomerular lesions and disappearance of glomerulicompromisedthe renal function of these animals, a fact reflected in raised serum potassium and urea concentrations. From theCambridge English Corpus However, would the personal courage of individual physicians be sufficient to assure that availability of medical care would not becompromised? From theCambridge English Corpus A person's capacity cannot becompromisedbecause they hold peculiar or perhaps irrational views on life. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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