compromising是什么意思？

compromising

英[ˈkɒmprəmaɪzɪŋ] 美[ˈkɑmprəmaɪzɪŋ]

• adj. 妥协的，让步的；
• vt. “compromise”的现在分词；

例句

• They were discovered together in a compromising situation . 他们被人发现在一起，场面有伤风化。
• What is so compromising about being an employee of the state? 当公务员有什么地方让人这么丢脸？
• Buying budget-priced furniture needn't mean compromising on quality or style. 买价钱经济的家具并不意味着就要牺牲质量和样式。
• How had this compromising picture come into the possession of the press? 这张令人难堪的照片是怎么落到媒体手中的？
• He made the fatal mistake of compromising early... 他犯了过早妥协的致命错误。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  使人难堪的;有失体面的
  If you describe information or a situation as compromising, you mean that it reveals an embarrassing or guilty secret about someone.
  例句
  How had this compromising picture come into the possession of the press? 这张令人难堪的照片是怎么落到媒体手中的？

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. making or willing to make concessions;
  "loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet"
  2. vulnerable to danger especially of discredit or suspicion;
  "she found herself in a compromising situation"