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

• The United States has had political contacts in the past with Muslim Brotherhood members of the Egyptian parliament, who were elected as nominal independents.
  美国过去曾经和埃及议会中属于穆斯林兄弟会的议员，作政治性接触。他们都是以名义上无党派独立人士身份，当选进入埃及议会的。
• 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。
• Absorbing the independents gave them the talent base and impetus to carry them through the80s.
  收购独立唱片公司，使大唱片公司吸收新的人才基础和动力，让他们安全渡过了80年代。
• In New Hampshire and South Carolina, he needed votes from independents to beat Mr Romney.
  在新罕布什尔和南卡罗莱纳，他需要来自中间派的选票去击败罗姆尼先生。
• 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。
• Nonetheless, many independents do survive.
  但是许多独立经营者依然存在。
• But the more concessions the country independents get, the more it will agitate other MPs.
  但更多的让步获得独立的国家，越会鼓动其他国会议员。
• The tight election means a handful of independents and a lone Green parliamentarian are likely to become king-makers as 76 seats are needed to form a government.
  上述两方在本次选举中难分高下，这意味着，数名独立议员和一名绿党议员很可能会成为举足轻重的人物，能够决定哪一方能拉到组建政府所需的76席。
• To get along with each other, never mind with the independents and uncommitted liberals whose votes the party needs, Republicans first need to develop their capacity for tolerance.
  要协调好各个派系，更不用说那些选票很重要的无党派人士和中立的自由派，共和党首先要锻炼自己的宽容。