reconcile

🇬🇧 UK/ˈrekənsail/🇺🇸 US/'rekәnsail/
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Definitions

v.

To restore a friendly relationship after a disagreement; to make ideas or facts compatible; to balance a financial account.

和解;调和;使一致;核对(账目)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
reagain, back
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contogether, with
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cilroot
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eto make, having
=reconcile

Common Collocations

  • 1.reconcile differences化解分歧
  • 2.reconcile with someone与某人和解
  • 3.reconcile accounts核对账目
  • 4.hard to reconcile难以调和

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    After years of conflict, the two brothers finally reconciled and rebuilt their relationship.

  • 2.

    It is difficult to reconcile his generous public image with his selfish private behavior.

  • 3.

    The accountant spent hours trying to reconcile the company's monthly bank statements.

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