independents

英 [ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənts]

美 [ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənts]

n.  无党派议员(或候选人等)
independent的复数

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 相互独立的;彼此不关联的
  If one thing or person isindependent ofanother, they are separate and not connected, so the first one is not affected or influenced by the second.
  1. Your questions should be independent of each other...
     你的问题应该彼此无关。
  2. We're going independent from the university and setting up our own group...
     我们马上就将从大学分离出去,成立我们自己的团体。
  3. Two independent studies have been carried out.
     两项彼此独立的研究已在进行中。
• ADJ-GRADED 自立的;不需外援的
  If someone isindependent, they do not need help or money from anyone else.
  1. Phil was now much more independent of his parents...
     菲尔现在不那么依赖父母了。
  2. She would like to be financially independent...
     她希望在经济上能够自立。
  3. There were benefits to being a single independent woman.
     做一个单身、自立的女性好处多多。
• ADJ-GRADED (国家)独立的
  Independentcountries and states are not ruled by other countries but have their own government.
  1. ...a fully independent state...
     一个完全独立的国家
  2. Papua New Guinea became independent from Australia in 1975.
     巴布亚新几内亚 1975 年脱离澳大利亚正式独立。
• ADJ (组织)独立的，不受他人控制的
  Anindependentorganization or other body is one that controls its own finances and operations, rather than being controlled by someone else.
  1. ...an independent television station.
     独立电视台
  2. ...the Office of Government Ethics, an independent agency.
     政风处,一个独立的机构
  3. ...a fully independent, not-for-profit organisation.
     一个完全独立的非营利组织
• ADJ (学校)私立的
  Anindependentschool does not receive money from the government or local council, but from the fees paid by its students' parents or from charities.
  1. He taught chemistry at a leading independent school.
     他在一所重点私立中学教化学。
• ADJ (调查、意见)独立的，不偏不倚的
  Anindependentinquiry or opinion is one that involves people who are not connected with a particular situation, and should therefore be fair.
  1. The government ordered an independent inquiry into the affair...
     政府下令对该事件进行独立调查。
  2. An independent opinion poll published today shows growing discontent with the government.
     今天发表的一项独立民意测验表明民众对政府的不满正与日俱增。
• ADJ 无党派的
  Anindependentpolitician is one who does not represent any political party.
  1. There's been a late surge of support for an independent candidate.
     最近一位无党派候选人的支持率迅速上升。
  2. ...the most powerful independent politician in France.
     法国最有影响力的无党派政治家
  3. Anindependentis an independent politician.
     无党派人士
  4. ...Mr Brown has not ruled out the possibility of standing as an independent.
     布朗先生不排除以无党派人士身份参加竞选的可能。

Be careful with the spelling of this word.
注意该词的拼写。

双语例句

• A few independents are allowed to stand, but they have been checked out by the party.
  一些被允许独立的立场，但他们已检查了党了。
• Shareholders, including academics and venture capitalists, often sell small UK technology businesses to big acquirers rather than building them up as independents.
  包括学术界人士和风险资本家在内的股东，经常会把英国的小型科技企业出售给大买家，而不是作为独立企业将它们发展壮大。
• Look upon your candidate, Independents!
  独立党的党员们，看看你们这位候选人吧！
• Senator Obama has been doing very well with independents, with younger voters, with of course African-Americans, and with upscale voters, high-education, high-income voters.
  奥巴马参议员则在独立选民、年轻选民，当然还有非裔选民中非常受欢迎；受过高等教育、有高收入的选民也拥护他。
• They come from various regions and countries, different political parties or independents.
  他们来自各个地区和国家，世界级不同党派或者无党派人士。
• According to polls, support for the president has fallen a lot over the past year, as his policies have divided the country and sent independents to the Republican camp.
  根据民调，过去一年内，随着奥巴马的政策将国民一分为二，把无党派人士推向了共和党阵营，其支持率已大幅下降。
• Only a third of a third are true independents.
  因而这三分之一的人里面只有三分之一是真正的独立派。
• Perhaps independents do not perceive remaining silent in marital conflict as an effective self-face enhancement strategy.
  也许独立的人不认为婚姻冲突中保持沉默是增添自我颜脸的有效策略。
• But that's great there's not many producers like that. I think he's really the last of the independents to be honest.
  最后他说这既不是我最好的电影也不是我最糟糕的电影-他无法确定。
• Would she draw independents back?
  她能把独立人士吸引回来吗？