government /ˈgʌvɚmənt/ noun plural governments
plural governments
Learner's definition of GOVERNMENT
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[count] : the group of people who control and make decisions for a country, state, etc.政府 -
The government has been slow to react to the crisis.政府迟迟未采取措施应对危机。
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She works for the federal government.她任职于联邦政府。
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the national/central government国家/中央政府
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We need to improve relations with foreign governments.我们需要改进与其他国家政府的关系。
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the British government英国政府
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a corrupt/powerful/weak government腐败/强大/软弱的政府
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They have promised to reduce government spending.他们已承诺削减政府开支。
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a government agency/official/program政府机构/官员/计划
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government policies and regulations政府的政策与条例
◊ In British English, government is used with both singular and plural verbs.在英国英语中,government与单数和复数动词连用。
— see also local government, student government 2 [noncount]
a : a particular system used for controlling a country, state, etc.政体;国家体制 b : the process or manner of controlling a country, state, etc.统治(方式);管理(方式) — see also big government — governmental
/ˌgʌvɚnˈmɛntl̟/ adjective — governmentally
/ˌgʌvɚnˈmɛntl̟i/ adverb