| 词汇 | unilaterally |
| 释义 | unilaterally adverb uk /ˌjuː.nɪˈlæt.ər.əl.i/ us /ˌjuː.nəˈlæt̬.ɚ.əl.i/ in a way that involves doing or deciding something without first asking or agreeing with another person, group, or country: 单边地;单方地 The law is part of a disturbing trend to act unilaterally without regard to the legitimate interests of others. 这条法律展现了一种令人不安的趋势，即不顾他人的合法利益，单方面采取行动。 Employers cannot unilaterally change your contract terms.雇主不能单方面改变你的合同条款。 See unilateral Compare bilaterally multilaterally He unilaterally cancelled the project without any previous discussion with the board. The region is seeking to unilaterally declare independence. The rebels continue to attack from their side of the unilaterally determined border. Numbers: single, double & multiple alone bilateral bilaterally bipartite bipolar deca- deka- double-action dual himself multiple plural purely quintuple solitarily solitary trilateral trilaterally triply unit Examples of unilaterallyunilaterally Therefore, a president who cannot unilaterally fire civil servants needs alternative mechanisms to constrain their behaviour. The state conferred upon a privileged few the right to unilaterally set prices, regulate output and exclude competitors from the market. The fact that the analysis of many of the interviews remained cursory, and was conducted unilaterally rather than in cross-cultural collaboration, does show through, however. In addition, states could threaten to withdraw or unilaterally decontrol items to prompt a substantive change. Furthermore, some instruments are framed so that government unilaterally acts on target groups, while others build a bilateral or multilateral feature directly into the mechanism. The local authority took the same view initially, unilaterally designing a means-tested charging system which was 'a hybrid between residential care and domiciliary care'. To assess the likely effects of a merger, the difference in demand elasticity two hospitals face when pricing jointly instead of unilaterally is calculated. They use the language of liberty and rights but are ready to allow one person to set the terms of his interactions with others unilaterally. However, the fact remains that employers can unilaterally change the terms of pension schemes overnight, even to the extent of cancelling them altogether. In reality, this caring relationship has unilaterally transferred caring responsibilities to female carers. But one's worst outcome occurs if one cooperates unilaterally. The problem was individual employers who unilaterally reinstated the benefits. But it is not up to them to set the terms of their interactions with others unilaterally. No value or faith unilaterally dictate a certain kind of punishment. As the risks increase and the risk-benefit ratio becomes less favorable, parents should not be able to decide unilaterally whether their child will participate. See all examples of unilaterally These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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