government

英 [ˈɡʌvənmənt]

美 [ˈɡʌvərnmənt]

n.  政府; 内阁; 政体; 国家体制; (一国的)统治，治理，统治方式，管理方法

复数：governments　

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牛津词典

noun

• 政府；内阁
  the group of people who are responsible for controlling a country or a state
  1. to lead/form a government
     领导政府；组成内阁
  2. the last Conservative government
     上届保守党政府
  3. the government of the day
     当时的政府
  4. Foreign governments have been consulted about this decision.
     这一决定曾征求过他国政府的意见。
  5. She has resigned from the Government.
     她已辞去内阁职位。
  6. The Government has/have been considering further tax cuts.
     政府一直在考虑进一步减税的问题。
  7. government policies/officials/ministers
     政府政策；内阁官员 / 部长
  8. a government department/agency/grant
     政府部门 / 机构 / 拨款
  9. government expenditure/intervention
     政府开支 / 干预
• 政体；国家体制
  a particular system or method of controlling a country
  1. coalition/communist/democratic/totalitarian, etc. government
     联合、共产主义、民主、极权主义等政体
  2. Democratic government has now replaced military rule.
     民主政体现已取代军事统治。
  3. central/federal government
     中央 / 联邦政府
• （一国的）统治，治理，统治方式，管理方法
  the activity or the manner of controlling a country
  1. strong government
     强有力的统治
  2. The Democrats are now in government in the US.
     美国目前是民主党人执政。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT-COLL 政府;内阁
  Thegovernmentof a country is the group of people who are responsible for governing it.
  1. The Government has insisted that confidence is needed before the economy can improve.
     政府坚持认为只有坚定信心经济才会有起色。
  2. ...democratic governments in countries like Britain and the US.
     诸如英美等国的民主政府
  3. ...fighting between government forces and left-wing rebels.
     政府军和左翼叛乱分子之间的战斗
• N-UNCOUNT (国家等的)治理，管理，执政
  Governmentconsists of the activities, methods, and principles involved in governing a country or other political unit.
  1. The first four years of government were completely disastrous.
     政府前4年的执政彻底失败。
  2. ...our system of government.
     我们的政府体制

Be careful with the spelling of this word. In Britain, the head of the government is thePrime Minister. The Prime Minister appoints the otherministers, who are responsible for particular areas of policy. The Prime Minister and other senior ministers together form theCabinet. The policies of the government are debated and approved byParliament, which consists of theHouse of Commonsand theHouse of Lords. There are about 650 electedMembers of Parliament(orMPs) in the House of Commons. In the United States, the head of the government is thePresident, who appoints the members of hisadministration. Policies are debated and approved byCongress, which consists of theHouse of Representativesand theSenate. Members of the House of Representatives are known ascongressmen,congresswomen, orcongresspeople, and members of theSenateare calledsenators.
注意该词的拼写。英国的政府首脑为首相(Prime Minister)，首相任命各部大臣(minister)，大臣负责政策的特定领域，首相与高级大臣组成内阁(Cabinet)。政府的政策在议会（Parliament）上讨论并通过，议会由下议院（House of Commons)和上议院(House of Lords)组成，下议院约有650名通过选举产生的议员(Member of Parliament, 亦称 MP)。美国的政府首脑为总统(President)，总统任命政府(administration)各部部长。国家政策在国会（Congress）上讨论并通过，国会由参议院(Senate)与众议院(House of Representatives)组成，众议院议员称为congressman, congresswoman或congresspeople，参议院议员称为senator。

英英释义

noun

• the act of governing
  1. regulations for the governing of state prisons
  2. he had considerable experience of government
  Synonym:governinggovernancegovernment activityadministration
• (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed
  1. tyrannical government
• the study of government of states and other political units
  Synonym:politicspolitical science
• the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
  1. the government reduced taxes
  2. the matter was referred to higher authorities
  Synonym:authoritiesregime

双语例句

• But the government's plans have run into strong opposition from civil rights campaigners.
  但是政府的计划意外遭到了民权运动人士的强烈反对。
• The government rushed through legislation aimed at Mafia leaders
  政府匆忙通过了针对黑手党首领的立法。
• Government buildings have been stormed and looted
  政府大楼遭到了攻击和抢劫。
• Congress has criticised new government measures to combat crime.
  国会对政府打击犯罪的新措施提出了批评。
• The new government's first challenge is the economy.
  新政府面临的第一个难题是经济问题。
• The government has launched a campaign of television commercials and leaflets.
  政府通过电视广告和传单的形式发起了宣传活动。
• His government has tonight declared war on the neighbouring country.
  他的政府已在今夜向邻国宣战了。
• The government's economic policies have further depressed living standards.
  政府的经济政策愈加降低了人们的生活水平。
• By arresting the organisation's two top leaders the government and the army have now raised the stakes
  逮捕了该组织的两名主要头目后，政府和军队现在面临的风险更大了。
• After a failed military offensive, all government troops and police were withdrawn from the island.
  在一次军事进攻失败之后，所有政府军和警察均从岛上撤离了。