party
n
1 [C] (esp in compounds 尤用以構(gòu)成復(fù)合詞) social gathering to which people are invited, esp in order to celebrate sth 社交集會; (尤指)慶祝會, 紀念會
a `birthday party 生日慶祝會
a `dinner party 宴會
a `garden party 游園會
I'm giving/having/holding a party next Saturday night. 星期六我舉行晚會.
[attrib 作定語]
a `party dress 宴會服.
2 [CGp] (used esp in compounds or attributively with ns 尤用以構(gòu)成復(fù)合詞或用以修飾名詞) group of people working or travelling together (一起工作、 同行的)群, 組, 團, 隊: a `search party 搜索組
The Government set up a working party to look into the problem. 政府成立了工作組調(diào)查那個問題.
a party of schoolchildren, tourists, etc 一群小學(xué)生、 游客等.
3 [CGp] (used esp in compounds or attributively with ns 尤用以構(gòu)成復(fù)合詞或用以修飾名詞) political organization with stated aims and policies that puts forward candidates in elections 黨; 政黨; 黨派
The main political parties in the United States are the Democrats and the Republicans. 美國的主要政黨是民主黨和共和黨.
She's a member of the `Communist Party. 她是共產(chǎn)黨員.
[attrib 作定語]
the party `leader, `policy, mani`festo 黨的領(lǐng)袖、 政策、 宣言
party `interests, `funds, `members 黨的利益、 基金、 成員
the `party system, ie government based on political parties 政黨制度(即政黨統(tǒng)治).
4 [C] (law 律) person or people forming one side in a legal agreement or dispute (契約或爭論中的)一方, 當事人
the guilty party, ie the person who is to blame for sth 有罪過的一方
Is this solution acceptable to all parties concerned? 這個解決辦法有關(guān)各方是否都能接受?
5 [C] (dated infml 舊, 口) person 人.
6 (idm 習(xí)語) be
(a) party to sth participate in, knowabout or support (an action, a plan, etc) 參與、 了解或支持(某行動、 計畫等)
be party to an agreement, a crime, a decision 參與協(xié)議、 犯罪活動、 決定
They refused to be party to any violence. 他們拒不參加任何暴力活動.