moderates

英 [ˈmɒdəreɪts]

美 [ˈmɑːdəreɪts]

v.  缓和; 使适中; 审核评分(查看不同阅卷人所打分数是否公平一致); 主持(讨论、辩论等)
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柯林斯词典

The adjective and noun are pronounced /'mɒdərət/. The verb is pronounced /'mɒdəreɪt/. 形容词和名词读作 /'mɒdərət/。动词读作 /'mɒdəreɪt/。


• ADJ-GRADED (政治观点或政策)温和的，不激进的
  Moderatepolitical opinions or policies are not extreme.
  1. He was an easygoing man of very moderate views...
     他的观点非常温和，容易相处。
  2. Both countries have called for a moderate approach to the use of force.
     两国都呼吁不要滥用武力。
• ADJ-GRADED (人或团体)温和的，稳健的
  You usemoderateto describe people or groups who have moderate political opinions or policies.
  1. ...a moderate Democrat.
     温和的民主党人
  2. ...the moderate wing of the army.
     军队中的稳健派
  3. Amoderateis someone with moderate political opinions.
     温和派人士;持温和观点者
  4. If he presents himself as a radical he risks scaring off the moderates.
     如果他表现得过于激进，就有可能吓跑温和派人士。
• ADJ-GRADED 中等的;普通的;适度的；适量的
  You usemoderateto describe something that is neither large nor small in amount or degree.
  1. While a moderate amount of stress can be beneficial, too much stress can exhaust you.
     适度的压力是有好处的，但是压力太大会把人压垮。
  2. ...moderate exercise.
     适度的锻炼
• ADJ (变化)不大的，有限的
  Amoderatechange in something is a change that is not great.
  1. Most drugs offer either no real improvement or, at best, only moderate improvements.
     大多数药物要么不能使病情真正好转，要么最多只能带来轻微的改善。
• V-ERG (使)缓和;(使)减轻;(使)减弱;节制
  If youmoderatesomething or if itmoderates, it becomes less extreme or violent and easier to deal with or accept.
  1. They are hoping that once in office he can be persuaded to moderate his views...
     他们希望等他一上台，可以说服他观点别那么激进。
  2. Amongst relief workers, the immediate sense of crisis has moderated somewhat...
     救援人员的紧迫危机感已经有所减弱。
  3. Without Westcott's moderating influence, Mathers's autocratic manner became unbearable.
     没有了韦斯科特从中斡旋，马瑟斯的独断专行开始叫人无法忍受。

双语例句

• We now have a return of the division between moderates, optimists and pessimists.
  现在我们有了温和主义者，乐观主义者和悲观主义者之分。
• The party is deeply divided between moderates and extremists.
  该党温和派和激进派之间分歧严重。
• The bribery scandal sparked a squabble between radicals and moderates in the parliament.
  贿赂丑闻在国会激进派和温和派之间引发了一场争吵。
• Why, then, are moderates and independents moving in such numbers to support Republicans?
  那么，为何如此多的温和派和独立派人士转向支持共和党呢？
• The reality of Japanese politics for many years has been that the bourgeois moderates of Japan have fallen captive to the landlords and the financial magnates.
  日本的资产阶级中和派，已经作了地主和金融寡头的俘虏，这是多年来日本政治的实际。
• The government is controlled by moderates, with Dmitry Medvedev as their head.
  政府是由以德米特里•梅德韦杰夫（DmitryMedvedev）为首的温和派控制的。
• The activist have purge the party of moderates or have purge the moderates from the party. He became the official mouthpiece of the moderate leadership.
  激进分子清洗了党内的温和派分子。他成为温和派领导人的官方代言人。
• McCain has a history of appealing to political moderates and that will make him competitive, says Thomas Mann.
  然而麦凯恩向来在政治温和派中颇得人心。专家托马斯.曼说，这一点使他在大选中具有竞争力。
• It is critical he maintains pressure on Baghdad to bring Sunni moderates on board.
  他对巴格达保持压力，以让逊尼派中的温和派加入到新政府中，这一点非常关键。
• Moderates are plagiarizing his ideas in hopes of wooing voters
  温和派为讨好选民在盗用他的观点。