politics

名词 politics:

1. social relations involving authority or power
   同义词：political relation
2. the study of government of states and other political units
   同义词：political science, government
3. the profession devoted to governing and to political affairs
4. the opinion you hold with respect to political questions
   同义词：political sympathies

1. Politics has always interested me.
   我一直对政治学有兴趣。
2. He has serious aspirations to a career in politics.
   他有从政的雄心壮志。
3. In politics Britain has preferred evolution to revolution.
   在政治上，英国喜欢渐进而不喜欢革命。
4. This letter does not pertain to politics.
   这封信的内容与政治无关。
5. He wants to go in to politics.
   他想进入政界。
6. He is not interested in politics.
   他不喜欢政治。
7. What are your politics?
   你的政见是什么？

pol.i.tics

n.Abbr. pol.,polit.（名词）缩写 pol.,polit.
(used with a sing. verb)
（与单数动词连用）
The art or science of government or governing, especially the governing of a political entity, such as a nation, and the administration and control of its internal and external affairs.
政治策略：政府或统治的艺术或科学，特别是指政治实体的统治以及对其内部和外部事务的管理和控制，例如一个国家
Political science.
政治科学
(used with a sing. or pl. verb)
（与单数或复数动词连用）
The activities or affairs engaged in by a government, politician, or political party:
政治活动：政府、政治家或政党所从事的活动或事务：
例句：
.All politics is local.(Thomas P. O`Neill, Jr.).Politics have appealed to me since I was at Oxford because they are exciting morning, noon, and night.(Jeffrey Archer)
.所有的政治都是地方性的.(小托马斯P.奥涅尔).自从我呆在牛津以来政治就吸引了我，因为它们每天早晨、中午和晚上都是令人兴奋的.(杰弗里·阿切尔)

The methods or tactics involved in managing a state or government:
政治策略：治理一个国家或政府所涉及的方法或策略：
例句：
The politics of the former regime were rejected by the new government leadership. If the politics of the conservative government now borders on the repressive, what can be expected when the economy faltersô
前政权的那套治国方法为新政府的领导人所摒弃。如果保守党政府的政策现在就接近压制性，那当经济不稳定时又能对政府指望什么呢

(used with a sing. or pl. verb)Political life:
（与单数或复数动词连用）政治生涯：
例句：
studied law with a view to going into politics; felt that politics was a worthwhile career.
为了有朝一日步入政坛而学习法律；感觉到政治是一项值得从事的事业

(used with a sing. or pl. verb)Intrigue or maneuvering within a political unit or a group in order to gain control or power:
（与单数或复数动词连用）政治阴谋；政治手段：政治单位或团体内部为获取统治地位或权力所进行的阴谋或操纵：
例句：
Partisan politics is often an obstruction to good government. Office politics are often debilitating and counterproductive.
党羽的政治阴谋经常是良好政府的妨碍。公务上的政治争斗经常是带削弱性质和招致反效果的

(used with a sing. or pl. verb)Political attitudes and positions:
（与单数或复数动词连用）政治态度，政治立场：
例句：
His politics on that issue is his own business. Your politics are clearly more liberal than mine.
他在那一问题上的态度是他自己的事情。你的政治观点显然要比我的更为自由

(used with a sing. or pl. verb)The often internally conflicting interrelationships among people in a society.
（与单数或复数动词连用）社会的冲突关系：社会中的人们之间的经常是内部冲突的相互关系

Politics, although etymologically plural, takes a singular verb when used to refer to the art or science of governing or to political science:
Politics 虽然从词源角度来讲是复数性质的， 但当它被用来指统治的艺术或科学或是指政治学时却要接一个单数形式的动词：
例句：
Politics has been a concern of philosophers since Plato.
从柏拉图起，政治就是哲学家们感兴趣的问题。

But in its other sensespolitics can take either a singular or plural verb. Many other nouns that end in-ics behave similarly, and the user is advised to consult specific entries for precise information.
但用于其它意思上时，politics 则既可接单数形式的动词也可接复数形式的动词。 许多其它以-ics 结尾的名词用法也是如此， 使用者最好是查阅具体的词项以获取准确的信息