unilateral

US [ˌjunɪˈlætrəl]
UK [ˌjuːnɪˈlæt(ə)rəl]
  • adj.单方的
  • Web单边的；单方面的；单侧
Plural Form：unilaterals  

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Unilateral
adj.
1.
单方的done by one member of a group or an organization without the agreement of the other members
a unilateral decision
单方面的决定
a unilateral declaration of independence
单方面宣布独立
They were forced to take unilateral action.
他们被迫采取单方面行动。
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。

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AllAll,单方的单方的,单边的单边的,单方面的单方面的,单侧单侧
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As the sole military superpower, the United States may often be able to undertake unilateral initiatives for the sake of national security.
作为一个唯一的军事超级大国，美国常常可以出于国家安全考虑去推行各种单边的倡议。
zuò wéi yī gè wéi yī de jūn shì chāo jí dà guó , měi guó cháng cháng kě yǐ chū yú guó jiā ān quán kǎo lǜ qù tuī xíng gè zhǒng dān biān de chàng yì 。
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It was, as the authors explain, a "mercantilist world where unilateral free trade and a pacific stance were not viable options" .
就像两位作者解释的那样，这是个“单边自由贸易与和平贸易不可能存在的重商主义世界”。
jiù xiàng liǎng wèi zuò zhě jiě shì de nà yàng , zhè shì gè " dān biān zì yóu mào yì yǔ hé píng mào yì bù kě néng cún zài de zhòng shāng zhǔ yì shì jiè " 。
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Mr. Hong said the Philippines should "stop unilateral actions that impair China's sovereignty as well as maritime rights. "
外交部发言人洪磊说菲方应“停止损害中方主权和海洋权益，导致南海争议扩大化和复杂化的单方面行动”。
wài jiāo bù fā yán rén hóng lěi shuō fēi fāng yīng " tíng zhǐ sǔn hài zhōng fāng zhǔ quán hé hǎi yáng quán yì , dǎo zhì nán hǎi zhēng yì kuò dà huà hé fù zá huà de dān fāng miàn xíng dòng " 。
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The presidents of the two countries promised that they would not take unilateral action on the matter.
两国总统承诺在这个问题上不会采取单方面的行动。
liǎng guó zǒng tǒng chéng nuò zài zhè ge wèn tí shàng bú huì cǎi qǔ dān fāng miàn de xíng dòng 。
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Even in this year's unilateral market slump, corporate annuity return on investment is often better than the market.
即使在今年这样的单边暴跌市场中，企业年金的投资收益也往往好于大盘。
jí shǐ zài jīn nián zhè yàng de dān biān bào diē shì chǎng zhōng , qǐ yè nián jīn de tóu zī shōu yì yě wǎng wǎng hǎo yú dà pán 。
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He said "illegal" unilateral military actions had caused greater problems around the world than they had solved.
他表示，“非法”单边军事行动在全球所造成的问题，比它所解决的问题更为严重。
tā biǎo shì , " fēi fǎ " dān biān jūn shì xíng dòng zài quán qiú suǒ zào chéng de wèn tí , bǐ tā suǒ jiě jué de wèn tí gèng wéi yán zhòng 。
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Exposure to cats may raise a question of cat-scratch fever in a patient who presents with unilateral lymphadenopathy of an extremity.
和猫有过接触肢体单侧淋巴结病的病人可能和猫爪热有关。
hé māo yǒu guò jiē chù zhī tǐ dān cè lín bā jié bìng de bìng rén kě néng hé māo zhǎo rè yǒu guān 。
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Restructuring means a unilateral change to certain material terms of any Obligation as a result of deterioration in creditworthiness.
重组是指单方面改变任何由于信誉恶化而产生的债务的某些物质方面。
chóng zǔ shì zhǐ dān fāng miàn gǎi biàn rèn hé yóu yú xìn yù è huà ér chǎn shēng de zhài wù de mǒu xiē wù zhì fāng miàn 。
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The FAO's call came as countries around the world continued to take unilateral measures to protect local food markets.
目前，全球各国仍在继续采取单边措施，保护当地食品市场。
mù qián , quán qiú gè guó réng zài jì xù cǎi qǔ dān biān cuò shī , bǎo hù dāng dì shí pǐn shì chǎng 。
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Conclusion: The unilateral chew was one of the causes of temporomandibular Joint disorders.
结论偏侧咀嚼对咀嚼肌肌电图造成影响，是颞下颌关节紊乱病的病因之一。
jié lùn piān cè jǔ jué duì jǔ jué jī jī diàn tú zào chéng yǐng xiǎng , shì niè xià hé guān jié wěn luàn bìng de bìng yīn zhī yī 。
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