arbitrate
verb [intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they arbitrate | |
| he / she / it arbitrates | |
| past simple arbitrated | |
| past participle arbitrated | |
| -ing form arbitrating |
to officially settle an argument or a disagreement between two people or groups 仲裁；公断 He is the official responsible for arbitrating the case of disputed trades. 他是负责贸易争端案件仲裁的官员。 They rejected the offer of an arbitrated settlement. 他们拒绝了仲裁解决的提议。 - arbitrate (in/on) (something)
to arbitrate in a dispute 对一场纠纷进行仲裁 - arbitrate between A and B
A committee was created to arbitrate between management and the unions. 已成立一个委员会在资方与工会之间进行仲裁。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryArbitrate is used with these nouns as the object:- dispute
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin arbitrat- ‘judged’, from arbitrari, from arbiter ‘judge, supreme ruler’.