the activity of managing relations between different countries; the skill in doing this 外交；外交技巧；外交手腕 Collocations International relationsInternational relations 国际关系 Trade 贸易 - facilitate/regulate trade (with other countries)
促进／规范（与其他国家的）贸易 - form/join a trading bloc
建立／加入贸易同盟 - live in/compete in a global/the world economy
生存于全球／世界经济中；参与全球／世界经济竞争 - support/promote free trade
支持／促进自由贸易 - adopt/call for/oppose protectionist measures
采取／呼吁／反对保护主义措施 - erect/impose/reduce/remove trade barriers
设置／推行／减少／消除贸易壁垒 - impose/lift/raise/eliminate import tariffs (on something)
征收／取消／提高／废除（某物的）进口关税 - have/run a huge/large/growing trade surplus/deficit
有巨额／持续增长的贸易顺差／逆差 - embrace/resist/drive globalization
接受／抵制／推进全球化
Politics and law 政治与法律 - conduct/handle/talk about/discuss foreign policy
执行／掌控／谈论／讨论外交政策 - pursue an aggressive/a hawkish foreign policy
执行强硬的外交政策 - require/use/conduct diplomacy
需要／使用／实施外交手段 - establish/break off/sever/restore diplomatic relations
建立／中断／断绝／恢复外交关系 - foster/promote/strengthen regional cooperation
促进地区间合作 - facilitate/achieve economic/political integration
促进／实现经济／政治一体化 - exercise/defend/protect/transfer/restore/regain national/state/full/limited sovereignty
行使／维护／保护／移交／恢复／重获民族／国家／全部／部分主权 - consolidate/extend/lose/retain your power (in the region)
巩固／扩张／丧失／保持（区域内的）势力 - hold/maintain/change/alter/shift/be a shift in the balance of power (in the region)
维持／改变（区域内的）势力均衡 - cause/create/open/expose/heal/repair a deep/growing/major/serious rift between X and Y
导致／造成／引发／暴露出／弥合／修复 X 与 Y 之间深层次的／不断扩大的／主要的／严重的分歧
Meetings and agreements 会议与协议 - have/hold/host/attend an international conference/an economic forum/a G20 summit
召开／举行／主办／出席国际会议／经济论坛／二十国集团峰会 - launch a new round of global/multilateral/world trade negotiations
发起新一轮的全球／多边／世界贸易谈判 - send/head/lead/meet a high-level/an official/a trade delegation
派遣／领导／带领／会见高层／官方／贸易代表团 - begin/start/continue/resume peace talks
开始／继续／重启和平谈判 - be committed to/be opposed to/disrupt/undermine/derail/sabotage the peace process
致力于／反对／扰乱／损害／干扰／破坏和平进程 - negotiate/achieve a lasting political settlement
达成／取得长期的政治协议 - broker/sign a peace deal/agreement/treaty
协商／签署和平协议
Conflict 冲突 - be/constitute/pose a threat to global security
构成对全球安全的一大威胁 - compromise/endanger/protect national security
损害／危及／保护国家安全 - justify/be in favour of/ (US English) be in favor of/be against military intervention
证明军事干预合理；支持／反对军事干预 - threaten/authorize/launch/take/support/oppose unilateral/pre-emptive military action
扬言采取／授权使用／发起／采取／支持／反对单边的／先发制人的军事行动 - impose/enforce/lift/end economic sanctions/an arms embargo/a naval blockade
强制实行／解除经济制裁／武器禁运／海上封锁 - close/protect/secure/patrol the border
封锁／保卫边境；在边境地区巡逻 - lead/be involved in a peacekeeping operation
领导／参与维和行动
Aid 援助 - negotiate/announce a $15 billion aid package/an economic stimulus package
达成／宣布 150 亿美元的一套援助计划／刺激经济的一揽子计划 - send/provide/request/cut off military aid
派遣／提供／请求／中断军事援助 - bring/provide emergency/humanitarian relief
带来／提供紧急／人道主义救助 - deliver/distribute medical supplies/(British English) food parcels/(North American English)food packages
- fund/run a foreign/a local/an international NGO
资助／管理外国／当地／国际非政府组织 - reduce/eradicate child/global/world poverty
减少／根除儿童／全球性／世界性贫困
Extra ExamplesTopics Politicsc1Churchill's highly personal diplomacy in seeking a meeting with the Russians 在谋求与俄罗斯人的会晤中丘吉尔展现出的极大个人外交魅力 Cultural diplomacy between the two countries was an integral part of this development. 两国之间的文化外交是这一发展中必不可少的一部份。 Effective trade diplomacy is vital. 有效的贸易外交至关重要。 He also wants more aggressive unilateral diplomacy. 他也想要更加强势的单边外交。 His skilful/skillful diplomacy has secured new European allies. 他巧妙的外交手段拿下了新的欧洲盟友。 Kerry's willingness to try diplomacy holds out at least a hope of making progress. 克里愿意尝试交际手段，这至少是能取得进展的一线希望。 Sanctions and coercive diplomacy have failed. 制裁措施和高压外交已经失败。 She urged the leaders to pursue diplomacy. 她敦促领导人寻求外交手段。 The raid followed years of failed diplomacy. 多年外交失败后发生了这场突然袭击。 The time for checkbook diplomacy is over. 金钱外交的时代结束了。 The understanding between the two countries came about through quiet diplomacy. 这两个国家通过秘密外交达成了谅解。 There's a familiar rule that diplomacy works best when backed by the threat of force. 有一条大家都熟悉的定律：以武力威胁为后盾的外交最有效。 This was no way to conduct diplomacy. 这绝不是开展外交的方法。 We prefer to use diplomacy rather than force to get people to move. 我们更愿使用外交手段而不是武力去让人们行动起来。 We will continue to seek solutions to the problems of this region through multilateral diplomacy. 我们将继续通过多边外交来寻求解决这一地区的问题。 What they could not take by political intrigue they took by gunboat diplomacy= threatening military action. 他们不能通过政治阴谋得到的东西，他们通过炮舰外交得到的=威胁军事行动。 a crisis lying outside the scope of traditional diplomacy 传统外交范围以外的危机 if diplomacy fails and combat is necessary 如果外交手段失败而必须打仗 the challenge to improve public diplomacy and define the country's message to the world 改善公共外交、向世界表明国家态度的挑战
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- careful
- shrewd
- clever
- …
- use
- conduct
- pursue
- …
- fail
- work
- by diplomacy
- through diplomacy
- facilitate/regulate trade (with other countries)
skill in dealing with people in difficult situations without upsetting or offending them （处理人际关系的）手腕，手段，策略 She was praised for her tact and diplomacy. 她因机智和外交手腕而受到称赞。
Extra ExamplesI thought you showed great diplomacy in dealing with him. 我认为你在跟他打交道的过程中显得极为得体练达。 It will take deft diplomacy to sustain the fragile momentum. 需要灵活的外交技巧才能维持这种脆弱的势头。 She handled the awkward situation with her usual quiet diplomacy. 她以惯常的不喜张扬的策略应付了尴尬局面。 The way forward in this situation is by diplomacy and negotiation. 在这种情况下要取得进展需要讲究点手腕，要进行商谈。 Trying to get the divorced couple to agree calls for a great deal of diplomacy. 要使这对离婚夫妇达成一致需要处事极为圆通。 We must try and resolve this situation through diplomacy rather than conflict. 我们必须力争通过外交而不是冲突来解决这一局面。 We need someone who has tact and diplomacy. 我们需要一个处事圆通、有交际手腕的人。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- quiet
- have
- exercise
- show
- …
- by diplomacy
- through diplomacy
- with diplomacy
- …
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French diplomatie, from diplomatique ‘diplomatic’, on the pattern of aristocratie ‘aristocracy’.