“不能达成一致意见”常见的英文表达有:
fail to reach a consensus
“fail to”表示“未能”,“reach a consensus”意思是“达成共识”,整体表达就是“不能达成一致意见”。
例句:Despite hours of discussion, the team members still failed to reach a consensus on the project plan.(尽管讨论了数小时,团队成员仍然不能就项目计划达成一致意见。)
be unable to come to an agreement
“be unable to”意思是“不能”,“come to an agreement”表示“达成协议”,此表达较为口语化和常用。
例句:The two parties were unable to come to an agreement on the price, so the negotiation broke down.(双方在价格问题上不能达成一致意见,所以谈判破裂了。)
not be able to arrive at a unanimous decision
“arrive at a decision”表示“做出决定”,“unanimous”意思是“一致的,全体同意的”,该表达强调不能做出全体一致的决定。
例句:Due to different viewpoints, the committee members were not able to arrive at a unanimous decision.(由于观点不同,委员会成员不能达成一致意见。)