- pact (between A and B) | pact (with somebody) (to do something)
a formal agreement between two or more people, groups or countries, especially one in which they agree to help each other 条约;协议;公约 He helped to negotiate a non-aggression pact between the two countries. 他协助两国达成了互不侵犯条约。 They have made a pact with each other not to speak about their differences in public. 他们彼此达成协议,不公开谈论他们的歧见。 The two parties agreed an electoral pact. 两党达成了选举协议。
Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementc2She made a pact with her friend never to tell anyone what had happened. 她与朋友订立盟约,绝不告诉任何人发生了什么事情。 The Liberals formed a secret pact with the Independents. 自由党与无党派人士达成了一项秘密协议。 Under the terms of the pact, they were only able to operate a limited number of boats. 根据协议条款,他们只能经营有限数量的船只。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bilateral
- mutual
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- have
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- in a/the pact
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- a pact with the devil
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin pactum ‘something agreed’, neuter past participle (used as a noun) of paciscere ‘agree’.