- [countable, uncountable] government by a dictator独裁；专政
- The generals established a military dictatorship.将军们建立了军事独裁统治。
- They succeeded in overthrowing the fascist dictatorship.他们成功推翻了法西斯专政。
- under (a) dictatorship These men had all lived under dictatorship.这些人都曾经生活在独裁统治之下。
Collocations PoliticsPolitics政治Power权力- create/form/be the leader of a political party创建／组建／领导政党
- gain/take/win/lose/regain control of Congress获得／失去／夺回对国会的控制权
- start/spark/lead/be on the brink of a revolution发起／引发／领导一场革命；革命一触即发
- be engaged/locked in an internal power struggle参与／陷入内部权力斗争
- lead/form a rival/breakaway faction领导／组建反对派／分裂派
- seize/take control of the government/power夺取／接手对政府／政权的控制权
- bring down/overthrow/topple the government/president/regime推翻政府／总统／政权
- abolish/overthrow/restore the monarchy废除／推翻／恢复君主制
- establish/install a military dictatorship/a stable government建立军事独裁／稳定的政府
- be forced/removed/driven from office/power被迫离职／下台；被免职／赶下台
- resign/step down as party leader/an MP/president/prime minister辞去政党领袖／议员／总统／总理的职位
- enter/retire from/return to political life开始／退出／重回政治生涯
Political debate政治辩论- spark/provoke a heated/hot/intense/lively debate引发激烈的辩论
- engage in/participate in/contribute to (the) political/public debate (on/over something)参与（关于某事的）政治／公开辩论
- get involved in/feel excluded from the political process参与／感觉被排挤出政治进程
- launch/start/lead/spearhead a campaign/movement发起／领导一场运动
- join/be linked with the peace/anti-war/feminist/civil rights movement参与和平／反战／女权／民权运动；与和平／反战／女权／民权运动有联系
- criticize/speak out against/challenge/support the government批评／公开反对／质疑／支持政府
- lobby/put pressure on the government (to do something)游说／施压于政府（去做某事）
- come under fire/pressure from opposition parties受到来自反对党的抨击／压力
Policy政策- call for/demand/propose/push for/advocate democratic/political/land reform(s)呼吁／强烈要求／提议／敦促／倡导民主／政治／土地改革
- formulate/implement domestic economic policy制定／执行国内经济政策
- change/influence/shape/have an impact on government/economic/public policy改变／影响政府／经济／公共政策
- be consistent with/be in line with/go against/be opposed to government policy符合／违背政府政策
- reform/restructure/modernize the tax system改革／重组／革新税收制度
- privatize/improve/deliver/make cuts in public services私有化／改善／提供／削减公共服务
- invest (heavily) in/spend something on schools/education/public services/(the) infrastructure在学校／教育／公共服务／基础设施上投入（大量）资金
- nationalize the banks/the oil industry使银行／石油产业国有化
- promise/propose/deliver/give ($80 billion in/significant/substantial/massive) tax cuts承诺／提议／兑现／实行（800 亿美元／大幅度的）减税
- a/the budget is approved/ (especially North American English) passed by parliament/congress
预算经议会／国会通过Making laws制定法律- have a majority in/have seats in Parliament/Congress/the Senate在议会／国会／参议院中占多数席位／占有席位
- propose/sponsor a bill/legislation/a resolution提交议案／法规／决议
- introduce/bring in/draw up/draft/adopt/pass a bill/a law/legislation/measures推出／提出／拟定／起草／采用／通过议案／法律／法规／措施
- amend/repeal an act/a law/legislation修正／废除法案／法律／法规
- veto/vote against/oppose a bill/legislation/a measure/a proposal/a resolution否决／投票反对／反对议案／法规／措施／提议／决议
- get/require/be decided by a majority vote获得／需要多数票；由多数票决定
Extra Examples- The commission will investigate the atrocities which took place during his dictatorship.委员会将调查他独裁期间发生的暴行。
- These were the first democratic elections after 36 years of right-wing dictatorship.这是右翼专政36年之后的第一次民主选举。
- They had lived for almost 50 years under a fascist dictatorship.他们已在法西斯独裁统治下生活了近50年。
Topics Politicsc1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- communist
- fascist
- left-wing
- …
verb + dictatorshippreposition- during a/the dictatorship
- under (a/the) dictatorship
See full entry - [countable] a country that is ruled by a dictator独裁国家
- Some of these countries are democracies and some are dictatorships.这些国家中有些是民主国家，有些是独裁国家。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- communist
- fascist
- left-wing
- …
verb + dictatorshippreposition- during a/the dictatorship
- under (a/the) dictatorship
See full entry