reconcile

verb

/ˈrekənsaɪl/

(formal)

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they reconcile	/ˈrekənsaɪl/ /ˈrekənsaɪl/
he / she / it reconciles	/ˈrekənsaɪlz/ /ˈrekənsaɪlz/
past simple reconciled	/ˈrekənsaɪld/ /ˈrekənsaɪld/
past participle reconciled	/ˈrekənsaɪld/ /ˈrekənsaɪld/
-ing form reconciling	/ˈrekənsaɪlɪŋ/ /ˈrekənsaɪlɪŋ/

reconcile something (with something) to find an acceptable way of dealing with two or more ideas, needs, etc. that seem to be opposed to each other使和谐一致；调和；使配合
- an attempt to reconcile the need for industrial development with concern for the environment协调工业发展的需要和环境保护之间关系的努力
- It was hard to reconcile his career ambitions with the needs of his children.他很难兼顾事业上的抱负和孩子们的需要。
- It is difficult to reconcile the facts with the judge's conclusion.很难使事实与法官的结论一致。
- We are left with the problem of reconciling our religion with the modern view of women.我们面临的问题是使我们的宗教与现代女性观相一致。
- We are still trying to reconcile the needs of the two groups.我们仍在努力调和这两个群体的需求。
- trying to find some way of reconciling the two conflicting views试图找到调和这两种冲突观点的方法
[usually passive] to make people become friends again after an argument or a disagreement使和解；使和好如初
- reconcile somebody The pair were reconciled after Jackson made a public apology.杰克逊公开道歉之后，这两个人又言归于好了。
- reconcile somebody with somebody He has recently been reconciled with his wife.他最近已经和妻子和好了。
Topics Discussion and agreementc2
reconcile somebody/yourself (to something) to make somebody/yourself accept an unpleasant situation because it is not possible to change it将就；妥协 synonym resign yourself to
- He could not reconcile himself to the prospect of losing her.他一想到有可能失去她，就觉得难以忍受。
- No amount of designer labels could reconcile her to missing out on the trip.再多的设计师品牌也无法让她接受错过这趟旅行。

词源late Middle English: from Old French reconcilier or Latin reconciliare, from Latin re- ‘back’ (also expressing intensive force) + conciliare ‘bring together’.