political
adj
pəˈlɪtɪkəl
adj
1
relating
to
the
government,
politics,
and
public
affairs
of
a
country
政治（上）的; 政府的; 政权的; 有关行政的;
Education
is
now
a
major
political
issue.
教育目前是个主要的政治议题。
a
time
of
political
and
social
change
政治及社会变革时期
political
party/system/institutions
The
U.S.
has
two
main
political
parties.
美国有两大政党。
The
UN
is
seeking
a
political
solution
rather
than
a
military
one.
联合国正在寻求政治上而非军事上的解决方法。
political
jokes
政治笑话
the
workers’struggle
for
political
power
工人争取政治权力的斗争
2
relating
to
the
ways
that
different
people
have
power
within
a
group,
organization
etc
涉及权位利益的
a
purely
political
decision
纯粹从权位利益上考虑的决定
The
appointment
was
given
to
Wellington,
mainly
for
political
reasons.
任命韦林顿主要是出于权力关系上的考虑。
3
interested
in
or
active
in
politics
对政治感兴趣的，政治上活跃的
not before noun 不用于名词前
Most
students
aren’t
very
political.
大多数学生对政治都不怎么感兴趣。
4
political football
a
difficult
problem
which
opposing
politicians
argue
about
or
which
each
side
deals
with
in
a
way
that
will
bring
them
advantage
政治足球〔指对立的政客争论的难题，双方都以有利于自己的方式来解决〕
Funding
of
the
health
service
has
become
a
political
football.
医疗保健资金问题已成了被踢来踢去的政治足球。