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

• Such declarations may be made jointly or by reciprocal unilateral declarations.
  此种声明可联合做出，也可以相互单方面声明的方式做出。
• They declared a six-week unilateral cease-fire.
  他们宣布六周的片面停火。
• Because that they think the means we should employ are unilateral and militaty.
  他们认为，我们采用的方法应该是，单方面和武力的。
• 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。
• They reduce the need for unilateral American action and increase restraint among other nations.
  他们减少美国进行单边行动的需要，同时也增强了其他国家之间的制约能力。
• You will not make any unilateral decisions.
  你不能做任何单方面的决定。
• The unilateral move angered Yahoo, which said it was done without board approval.
  这一单方面的举措激怒了雅虎，雅虎称该交易是在没有获得董事会批准的情况下完成的。
• A contract is either bilateral or unilateral.
  合同可以是双边的或单边的。
• 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。
• Then there is the difficulty that the German ban is unilateral.
  德国禁令的单边性质也增加了实施的难度。