government
UK ['gʌv.ən.mənt/ UK [-əm-] US [-ɚn-] noun
GROUP 团体
ESSENTIAL countable [+ sing/pl verb] (written abbreviation govt)
■the group of people who officially control a country 政府；内阁•the government of Israel以色列政府 •The government is/are expected to announce its/their tax proposals today.预计今天政府会公布税收计划。 •The minister has announced that there will be no change in government policy.部长宣布政府政策将不会有任何改变。 •Senior government officials will be attending a meeting tomorrow.政府高级官员们明天将参加一个会议。 •Theatre companies are very concerned about cuts in government grants to the arts.政府削减艺术拨款，各戏剧演出公司对此非常担心。 •A government enquiry has been launched.政府调查已经启动。 Common Learner Errors governmentRemember: to talk about the group of people who officially control a particular country, use the definite article, the.Don't say 'government', say the government :
✗ Government should do more to help the unemployed.The government should do more to help the unemployed.
UK ['gʌv.ən.mənt/ UK [-əm-] US [-ɚn-] noun
SYSTEM 体制
ADVANCED uncountable
■the system used for controlling a country, city, or group of people 政体；体制•The 1990s have seen a shift to democratic government in Eastern Europe.20世纪90年代东欧国家纷纷向民主体制转轨。 •What this state needs is really strong government.这个国家需要的是一个健全有力的政体。 ADVANCED uncountable
■the activities involved in controlling a country, city, group of people, etc 统治；执政；治理；管理•The party that was elected to power has no experience of government.当选上台的这个政党没有执政经验。 •UK The party was in government (= controlled the country) for four years in the 1960s.这个政党在20世纪60年代曾执政四年。 Her/His Majesty's Government
■the group of people who control Britain 英国女王／国王陛下的政府，英国政府
UK ['gʌv.ən.mənt/ UK [-əm-] US [-ɚn-] noun
Common Learner Errors governmentWarning: Check your spelling!Government is one of the 50 words most often spelled wrongly by learners.Remember : the correct spelling has 'n' before the 'm'. |