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单词 unilateral
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Definition of unilateral in English:

unilateral

adjectivejuːnɪˈlat(ə)r(ə)l
  • 1(of an action or decision) performed by or affecting only one person, group, or country involved in a situation, without the agreement of another or the others.

    unilateral nuclear disarmament
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Well, that's a unilateral decision as to how the Geneva Conventions are going to be interpreted.
    • Sometimes, the team makes unilateral decisions and then expects the designers to adapt.
    • Our interests are best protected not by unilateral action but by multilateral agreement and a world order governed by rules.
    • In the present situation, unilateral gestures can also do their vital bit in making the climate conducive for talks.
    • Daniels' order made all of this subject to unilateral decision by state bureaucrats.
    • I did not take a unilateral decision, and all these people turned out to be rather good at their jobs.
    • Workers on both the admin and examining side of the department were angry about this unilateral decision without consultation.
    • The unilateral defection of some localities altered the incentives of other localities.
    • It's a bit of a unilateral decision on my part, but I'm sure the director will be on my side.
    • We have to remember that it is the Government's unilateral process that holds up settlements.
    • He weaned the party away from unilateral nuclear disarmament and outright opposition to the EU.
    • Men were rarely mentioned as making unilateral decisions in these two areas.
    • The junior doctor who wrote the note had taken a unilateral decision to let the 67-year-old cancer sufferer die.
    • Such a unilateral decision can create problems elsewhere and should be resolved soon.
    • There was no unilateral agreement saying that the G8 countries need to change their trade policies.
    • Whatever the merits of unilateral nuclear disarmament, women were a lot braver a quarter of a century ago.
    • I think my answer to this has always been that that's not a unilateral decision.
    • In Russia, some experts think that it is a unilateral disarmament of Russia.
    • It seems that unilateral nuclear disarmament is back on the agenda!
    • Divorce can be by mutual consent or at the initiative of the wife and by the unilateral decision of the husband.
  • 2Relating to or affecting only one side of an organ, the body, or another structure.

    unilateral cerebral lesions
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Most of the tumors were unilateral involving the right side slightly more often than the left.
    • Medical opinion on the effects of unilateral cryptorchidism has changed.
    • Bilateral bone marrow biopsies and a unilateral bone marrow aspiration were performed.
    • The headache may be generalized, but it is more commonly unilateral and localized to the temporal area.
    • We do not know how many of the women in our study with hysterectomy had a concurrent unilateral or bilateral oophorectomy.
    • Pneumoparotid usually presents as a unilateral or bilateral facial swelling over the parotid region.
    • This item is aimed at examining the patient for evidence of a unilateral cerebellar lesion.
    • Clinical features include unilateral throbbing headache, facial pain, and claudication of the jaw when eating.
    • Our patient had unilateral tinnitus and sensorineural hearing loss prompting investigation.
    • Temporal bone fractures can cause unilateral sensorineural and conductive hearing loss.
    • It usually is more marked on one side of the body than the other and may be completely unilateral.
    • When a patient presents with a large unilateral symptomatic pleural effusion many doctors will feel tempted to insert a chest drain.
    • Currently, most prophylactic knee braces use unilateral or bilateral bars with hinges.
    • Examine his nose for any obstruction, such as polyps or septal deviation, and whether unilateral or bilateral.
    • The pathophysiology of unilateral renal artery stenosis provides a clear example of how hypertension develops.
    • Females are affected more often than males, and this deformity can be unilateral or bilateral.
    • During her inpatient stay, this woman developed a painful, unilateral erythematous rash in a butterfly distribution.
    • Other causes of unilateral or bilateral parotitis warrant consideration however.
    • Total lung capacity is virtually unchanged in patients with unilateral paralysis.
    • The failures in the control group were all from subjects with unilateral ankle sprains.

Rhymes

bilateral, collateral, equilateral, lateral, multilateral, quadrilateral, trilateral
 
 

Definition of unilateral in US English:

unilateral

adjective
  • 1(of an action or decision) performed by or affecting only one person, group, or country involved in a particular situation, without the agreement of another or the others.

    unilateral nuclear disarmament
    Example sentencesExamples
    • We have to remember that it is the Government's unilateral process that holds up settlements.
    • He weaned the party away from unilateral nuclear disarmament and outright opposition to the EU.
    • Well, that's a unilateral decision as to how the Geneva Conventions are going to be interpreted.
    • I think my answer to this has always been that that's not a unilateral decision.
    • Divorce can be by mutual consent or at the initiative of the wife and by the unilateral decision of the husband.
    • It seems that unilateral nuclear disarmament is back on the agenda!
    • Men were rarely mentioned as making unilateral decisions in these two areas.
    • The unilateral defection of some localities altered the incentives of other localities.
    • Such a unilateral decision can create problems elsewhere and should be resolved soon.
    • Our interests are best protected not by unilateral action but by multilateral agreement and a world order governed by rules.
    • In the present situation, unilateral gestures can also do their vital bit in making the climate conducive for talks.
    • Sometimes, the team makes unilateral decisions and then expects the designers to adapt.
    • I did not take a unilateral decision, and all these people turned out to be rather good at their jobs.
    • There was no unilateral agreement saying that the G8 countries need to change their trade policies.
    • Workers on both the admin and examining side of the department were angry about this unilateral decision without consultation.
    • In Russia, some experts think that it is a unilateral disarmament of Russia.
    • The junior doctor who wrote the note had taken a unilateral decision to let the 67-year-old cancer sufferer die.
    • Whatever the merits of unilateral nuclear disarmament, women were a lot braver a quarter of a century ago.
    • It's a bit of a unilateral decision on my part, but I'm sure the director will be on my side.
    • Daniels' order made all of this subject to unilateral decision by state bureaucrats.
  • 2Relating to, occurring on, or affecting only one side of an organ or structure, or of the body.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The pathophysiology of unilateral renal artery stenosis provides a clear example of how hypertension develops.
    • The failures in the control group were all from subjects with unilateral ankle sprains.
    • Most of the tumors were unilateral involving the right side slightly more often than the left.
    • Total lung capacity is virtually unchanged in patients with unilateral paralysis.
    • We do not know how many of the women in our study with hysterectomy had a concurrent unilateral or bilateral oophorectomy.
    • Clinical features include unilateral throbbing headache, facial pain, and claudication of the jaw when eating.
    • When a patient presents with a large unilateral symptomatic pleural effusion many doctors will feel tempted to insert a chest drain.
    • Other causes of unilateral or bilateral parotitis warrant consideration however.
    • The headache may be generalized, but it is more commonly unilateral and localized to the temporal area.
    • This item is aimed at examining the patient for evidence of a unilateral cerebellar lesion.
    • Bilateral bone marrow biopsies and a unilateral bone marrow aspiration were performed.
    • Our patient had unilateral tinnitus and sensorineural hearing loss prompting investigation.
    • Temporal bone fractures can cause unilateral sensorineural and conductive hearing loss.
    • Medical opinion on the effects of unilateral cryptorchidism has changed.
    • Females are affected more often than males, and this deformity can be unilateral or bilateral.
    • During her inpatient stay, this woman developed a painful, unilateral erythematous rash in a butterfly distribution.
    • Examine his nose for any obstruction, such as polyps or septal deviation, and whether unilateral or bilateral.
    • Pneumoparotid usually presents as a unilateral or bilateral facial swelling over the parotid region.
    • It usually is more marked on one side of the body than the other and may be completely unilateral.
    • Currently, most prophylactic knee braces use unilateral or bilateral bars with hinges.
 
 
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