unilateral

英 [ˌjuːnɪˈlætrəl]

美 [ˌjuːnɪˈlætrəl]

adj.  单方的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 单方的
  done by one member of a group or an organization without the agreement of the other members
  1. a unilateral decision
     单方面的决定
  2. a unilateral declaration of independence
     单方面宣布独立
  3. They were forced to take unilateral action.
     他们被迫采取单方面行动。
  4. They had campaigned vigorously for unilateral nuclear disarmament (= when one country gets rid of its nuclear weapons without waiting for other countries to do the same) .
     他们曾致力于单方面裁减核武器运动。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 一方的；单边的；单方面的
  Aunilateraldecision or action is taken by only one of the groups, organizations, or countries that are involved in a particular situation, without the agreement of the others.
  1. ...unilateral nuclear disarmament.
     单方面核裁军

英英释义

adj

• involving only one part or side
  1. unilateral paralysis
  2. a unilateral decision
  Synonym:one-sided
• tracing descent from either the paternal or the maternal line only

双语例句

• The underlying rationale of unilateral trade liberalisation had been buried and forgotten long ago.
  单边贸易自由化的基本理念早已被埋葬和遗忘了。
• The US war in Iraq may have tested to destruction the efficacy of unilateral military might.
  美伊战争或许破坏性地检验了单边军事实力的效力。
• Inevitable rejection by the WTO could lead to feigned disappointment, then unilateral protectionism followed by a trade war.
  世贸组织拒绝巴西的建议是必然的，巴西可能会假装表示失望，然后单方面采取保护主义措施，激起一场贸易战。
• The Chinese Government never regards aid to other countries as a kind of unilateral alms but as sth. mutual.
  中国政府从来不把对外援助看作是单方面的恩赐，而认为援助是相互的。
• The US has imposed harsh, unilateral sanctions, but China has not followed suit.
  美国对伊朗实施了单边的、严厉的制裁政策，但中国没有这样做。
• In nowadays society unilateral development of instrumental logos and decadency of value logos also block building of Universal Ethics.
  现代社会中的工具理性的片面发展和价值理性的衰微也严重阻碍了普世伦理的建构。
• Unilateral intervention, he told the editors, would have violated our traditions and international obligations.
  他对主编们说，单方面的干涉会违背我们的传统和国际义务。
• In 1988, the US Congress banned unilateral national security export controls.
  1988年，美国国会禁止了单方面的国家安全出口管制。
• However, the route of transmission of culture is not unilateral, but the impact on each other.
  然而，文化的传播途径并不是单方面的，而是互相影响的。
• The unilateral imposition of tariffs would be illegal under Global trade rules.
  在全球贸易规则之下，单方面征收关税可能是非法的。