peacemaker

英 [ˈpiːsmeɪkə(r)]

美 [ˈpiːsmeɪkər]

n.  调解人; 调停人

复数：peacemakers　

BNC.23030 / COCA.17298

牛津词典

noun

• 调解人；调停人
  a person who tries to persuade people or countries to stop arguing or fighting and to make peace

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 调停者；调解人
  You can describe an organization, a country or a person as apeacemakerwhen they try to persuade countries or people to stop fighting or quarrelling.
  1. ...the Labour government's vision of acting as a peacemaker and mediator...
     工党政府充当调停者和斡旋者的想法
  2. Daniel tried to act as peacemaker.
     丹尼尔想做调停人。

英英释义

noun

• someone who tries to bring peace
  Synonym:conciliatormake-peacepacifierreconciler

双语例句

• He will be a peacemaker whenever a quarrel happens.
  别人一吵架，他总要充当和事佬这一角色。
• He is a poet who calls himself a peacemaker.
  这位诗人自称是和平使者。
• Although the Nobel committee has now rewarded Mr Obama with a title of peacemaker ( plus$ 1.4m or so), he remains a war president.
  尽管诺贝尔委员会已经给奥巴马颁发了和平捍卫者的称号（还有大约140万美元的奖金），奥巴马仍然是一个战争总统。
• Moreover, as the third of four children, he believes he is a natural peacemaker.
  此外，在四个孩子中排行老三的亨利相信，他是天生的调解人。
• The role of the peacemaker is, by its very nature, a thankless one.
  饲停人的角色，就其根本的本质来说，是吃力不讨好的角色。
• Ex.: Sometimes, people who play the role of a peacemaker is also needed in one unit, so that conflicts can be settled easier.
  例：一个单位有时候也需要一个和稀泥的人，这样很多矛盾容易解决。
• When things aren't going your way, do you throw a tantrum or are you the peacemaker? West European leaders presented themselves to their publics as mediators between American intransigence and Soviet aggressiveness.
  如果事情不如你的意，你大发一场脾气呢，还是做个和事佬？西欧领导人在公众面前摆出不肯让步的美国和咄咄逼人的苏联之间充当和事佬的架式。
• If you want to honor God and enjoy your life, decide to be a peacemaker.
  如果你要尊敬上帝并享受生活，就变成一个调节者吧！
• Mother, ever the peacemaker, pointed her finger at my little brother and said, 'See? Now stop!'
  一向充当和事佬的妈妈用手指着弟弟说：“看到了没？快住手！”
• Brazil likes to play the peacemaker when it is not acting the victim.
  巴西有的时候喜欢出来扮演和事佬，有的时候喜欢扮演受害者。