v.調(diào)停；斡旋

adj.居間的；間接的

He attempted to mediate their differences. 他試圖調(diào)停他們的分歧。

He cooled the situation down by offering to mediate between the disputing parties. 他提出愿為爭(zhēng)執(zhí)的雙方調(diào)停，情況因此緩和下來。

A well-known local lawyer has been appointed to mediate between the employers and the union leaders, since they can't reach an agreement in direct talks. 既然雇主們同工會(huì)領(lǐng)袖無法在直接談判中達(dá)成協(xié)議，就指定了一位當(dāng)?shù)氐拿蓭熯M(jìn)行調(diào)解。

He tried to mediate between his colleagues and management. 他設(shè)法在同事和管理階層之間斡旋。

They may be able to mediate between parties with different interests. 他們也許能在不同利益政黨之間進(jìn)行斡旋。

There were some mediate contacts between the two countries before their diplomatic relation was established. 在兩國外交關(guān)系建立之前, 已經(jīng)有些間接的接觸。

mediate的基本含義是“調(diào)停,調(diào)解”,指通過某人或某物的說服,使意見不同或敵對(duì)的雙方達(dá)成和解,這種“調(diào)停”通常要有很強(qiáng)的說服力,使被調(diào)解雙方都認(rèn)為它很有道理。

mediate多用作及物動(dòng)詞,后多接抽象名詞作賓語。常和介詞between搭配。