和稀泥

huò xī ní

try to mediate differences at the sacrifice of principle;equivocate;blur the line between right and wrong;reconcile differences regardless of principles;settle a difference by way of compromise

和稀泥

和稀泥 [huò xī ní]

[try to mediate differences at the sacrifice of principle;equivocate;blur the line between right and wrong] 比喻调和纷争,多指无原则地调和折中
兄弟俩除了不见面,一到星期天就得吵架,梅玫已有和稀泥的经验

和稀泥[huò xī ní]

1

我是说，Disney让他们复活，现在他们只是和稀泥而已。

I mean , the Disney basically resurrected them and now they 're just pulling in the dough .
2

他办事不讲原则，爱和稀泥。

He acts in disregard of principle , often trying to paper over differences .
3

我在布鲁塞尔的朋友们告诉我，欧洲会和稀泥，熬过这一切；从某种意义上讲，它一贯如此。

My friends in Brussels tell me Europe will muddle through this ; somehow , it always does .
4

纽约其他几个大家族为了防止咱们之间的全面战争，都会和稀泥。

The other New York families will go along with anything that will stop a full-scale war between us .
5

中庸不是无原则的折衷，也不是和稀泥的调和主义，它具有原则性和灵活性。

The golden mean is not compromised , is also not the compromise-ism , but has the sense of principle and the flexibility .
6

例：一个单位有时候也需要一个和稀泥的人，这样很多矛盾容易解决。

Ex. : Sometimes , people who play the role of a peacemaker is also needed in one unit , so that conflicts can be settled easier .
7

炎热的天气，官僚政治和他工作的错综复杂和混乱，在七个年头里已使他变成一个仁慈的和稀泥老手。

The heat , the bureaucracy , the confusion and complications of his job , had reduced him in seven years to a blob of benign jelly .