| 释义 |
Adjective: compromising 'kómpru`mIzing- Making or willing to make concessions
"loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet"
- conciliatory, flexible - Vulnerable to danger especially of discredit or suspicion
"she found herself in a compromising situation"
Verb: compromise 'kómpru`mIz- Make a compromise; arrive at a compromise
"nobody will get everything he wants; we all must compromise" - Settle by concession
- Expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute
"The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy"
See also: vulnerable, yielding Type of: agree, determine, endanger, expose, peril, queer, scupper, settle, square off, square up Antonym: uncompromising Encyclopedia: Compromise |