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)
moderate的第三人称单数

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

• Moderates are putting it about that people shouldn't take the things said at the Republican Convention too seriously
  温和派散布说人们不应该把共和党大会上说的话太当真。
• Moderates believe the party would be well advised to talk to the government.
  温和派认为该政党的明智做法是去和政府谈判。
• 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？
• We've lost too many of the moderates.
  我们失去了太多的温和派。
• The prime minister and the moderates are not yet home and dry.
  首相和温和派还未大功告成。
• Moderates have displaced the extremists on the committee.
  在委员会中，稳健派人士取代了激进派人士。
• If he brings moderates and independents on board, reform will succeed.
  如果他能获得温和派和无党派议员的支持，医改就将获得成功。
• The moderates, on the other hand, have left an ambiguous and, in the end, harmful legacy.
  而温和派们则始终态度含糊，最终，遗患无穷。
• 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。
• 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。