political UK [pə'lɪt.ɪ.kəl] US [-'lɪtˌ.ə-] adjective ESSENTIAL ■relating to politics 政治的•political leaders政治领袖 •There are two political parties in the US - the Democratic Party and the Republican Party.美国有两个政党——民主党和共和党。 •Education is back at the top of the political agenda (= the matters that the government is considering).教育问题又回到了政府待议事项的首位。 UK [pə'lɪt.ɪ.kəl] US [-'lɪtˌ.ə-] adjective a political football ■a problem that politicians from different parties argue about and try to use in order to get an advantage for themselves 政治足球(各党派政治家争论,并试图利用之以获取好处的问题)•We don't want the immigration issue to become a political football.我们不想让移民问题成为政治足球。 |