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词组 agreement
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agreement /əˈɡriːmənt/ noun 1. an arrangement or promise to do something, made by two or more people, companies, countries etcadjectivesa legal agreement He had signed a legal agreement to repay the money.an international agreement We need an international agreement to deal with climate change.a written agreement There is usually a written agreement between the borrower and the bank.a verbal agreement (=agreed in words, but not written down) The doctor needs to have a verbal agreement from the patient.a formal/informal agreement Two years of negotiation led to a formal agreement.a binding agreement (=an official agreement that must be obeyed) Lawyers are in the process of drafting a legally binding agreement between both parties.a multilateral agreement formal (=involving several countries or groups) They negotiated a multilateral agreement between all World Trade Organization members.a bilateral agreement formal (=between two countries or groups) A bilateral agreement between the UK and Korean governments was signed last year.a tentative agreement (=not yet definite or certain) A tentative agreement has been reached on new contracts.a prenuptial agreement (=one made before a marriage) The singer’s wife had offered to sign a prenuptial agreement.nouns + agreementa trade agreement The administration has signed a multi-billion dollar trade agreement with Colombia.a peace agreement (=a permanent agreement to stop fighting) The five countries in the region signed a peace agreement.a ceasefire agreement (=a temporary agreement to stop fighting) A ceasefire agreement was signed between the government and the rebels.a draft agreement (=one that is not yet in its finished form) The government of Iraq refused to accept the wording of the draft UN agreement.a gentleman’s agreement (=an agreement that is not written down, and is based only on trust) The candidates seemed to have a gentleman’s agreement not to criticize each other.verbs + agreementmake an agreement We made an agreement not to tell anyone.enter into an agreement formal (=make an official agreement, which has legal responsibilities) In 2006, the city authorities entered into an agreement with a private firm to build a thousand new homes.sign an agreement The two countries have signed an agreement on military cooperation.have an agreement They have an agreement that all workers should be union members.reach/come to an agreement also conclude/secure an agreement formal It took the two sides several weeks to reach an agreement. | The two sides failed to come to an agreement.break/violate an agreement The UN accused the country’s leaders of breaking international agreements.keep/honour an agreement also stick to an agreement informal (=do what you have agreed) Employers must honour an agreement to increase salaries.go back on an agreement also renege on an agreement formal (=not do what you agreed to do) Republican leaders accused Democrats of trying to renege on an agreement to have a vote.be bound by an agreement (=have to obey the conditions of an official agreement) India is bound by the agreements signed under the World Trade Organization.negotiate an agreement (=discuss particular things in order to reach an agreement) They have been trying to negotiate an agreement with a Chinese company.hammer out an agreement (=decide on an agreement after a lot of discussion and disagreement) Republicans and Democrats are hammering out an agreement to balance the federal budget.draft an agreement (=write the conditions of an agreement, which may be changed) The legal team will draft a second agreement incorporating these changes.broker an agreement (=arrange an agreement between two or more opposing groups) The US has been trying to broker an agreement between the Israelis and the Palestinians.finalize an agreement (=agree the last part) The developer hopes to finalise an agreement this week with the local authority.agreement + verbsan agreement breaks down/fails (=it stops working) The agreement broke down almost immediately.an agreement comes into effect/force (=it starts being used) It cannot be done until the agreement comes into force next month.an agreement covers sth The two countries have agreements covering every aspect of cross-border activity.an agreement allows sth They signed a 10-year agreement allowing the US to use a military airfield at Manta.an agreement requires/stipulates sth This agreement requires newspaper publishers to use a certain percentage of recycled paper.prepositionsan agreement with sb/sth The German car maker signed an agreement with the state government to build a new factory.an agreement between sb (and sb) A military cooperation agreement between the two countries was signed last year.under an agreement Under the agreement, most agricultural prices will remain at the same level.an agreement on sth They signed an agreement on military cooperation.phrasesthe terms of an agreement (=the conditions that people agree on) Under the terms of the agreement, the debt would be repaid over a 20-year period.a breach of an agreement (=an act of breaking an agreement) Both sides were accusing each other of breaches of the agreement.be close to an agreement (=have almost reached an agreement) Management and unions are close to an agreement about pay.2. a situation in which people have the same opinionadjectivesunanimous agreement (=everyone agrees) There was unanimous agreement that the plan was a good idea.general/broad/widespread agreement (=most people agree) There is broad agreement that something needs to be done.mutual agreement (=two people or groups agree) The decision to separate was arrived at by mutual agreement.prepositionsbe in agreement We were all in agreement that changes needed to be made.agreement on sth There is little agreement on what to do about the problem.agreement among sb There is widespread agreement among scientists on how the disease is spread.
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