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 independents will back Labor on finance bills, and abstain in the event of frivolous no-confidence motions.
  两名独立议员将在金融法案方面为工党提供支持，但如果议会轻率地提出不信任投票动议，他们将弃权。
• It is not so much that America is ungovernable, as that Mr Obama has done a lousy job of winning over Republicans and independents to the causes he favours.
  奥巴马在打败共和党人和独立参选人士赢得自己钟爱的事业之后却把工作干的一塌糊涂，这和美国难以管制是两回事。
• Independents will have two spots in the 100-member chamber.
  独立人士将在100个席位的参议院中占有两个席位。
• Nonetheless, many independents do survive.
  但是许多独立经营者依然存在。
• Would she draw independents back?
  她能把独立人士吸引回来吗？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• For Mr Romney and his party the danger is clear: the Republicans'intolerant obstructionism could drive independents away.
  罗姆尼领导的政党面临的问题很明确：共和党人小肚鸡肠蓄意搞破坏的作风会让他们失去大批中间派选民。