election [iˈlekʃən] n. 选举
【派】electionary 选举的
【扩】vote 选举
【搭】hold an election 举行选举
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A: When can I know the election results?
B: At the end of the meeting.
A：我什么时候能知道选举结果？
B：在会议尾声的时候。
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former [ˈfɔːmə] adj. 从前的
defeat [diˈfiːt] v. 打败
【扩】win 战胜 beat 打败
【搭】be defeated by 被……打败
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A: Los Angeles Lakers defeated Boston Celtics this morning.
B: Yes, Kobe won the MVP award.
A：今天上午洛杉矶湖人队打败了凯尔特人队。
B：是的，科比得到了最有价值球员称号。
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fanatical [fəˈnætikəl] adj. 狂热的
opponent [əˈpəunənt] n. 反对者，对手
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A: He is a competitive opponent.
B: Come on. I believe you will win.
A：他是一个有竞争力的对手。
B：加油，我相信你会赢的。
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radical [ˈrædikəl] adj. 激进的
progressive [prəˈɡresiv] adj. 进步的
【派】progressively 渐进地
【扩】progressional 进步的，前进的 ascensive 进步的，上进的
【搭】progressive forces 进步力量
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A: He was a progressive thinker.
B: Why do you say so?
A：他是个进步的思想家。
B：你为什么这么说？
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ex-[eks] prefix （前缀，用于名词前）前……
suspicious [səˈspiʃəs] adj. 怀疑的
noun [抽象名词]选举；当选；选举权；上帝的选拔 - An election is a process in which people vote to choose a person or group of people to hold an official position.
election campaign 选举活动：
个人或其政党组织的有组织的努力，以说服选民在选举中投票支持他们。
- The candidate launched an election campaign to gain support from the voters.候选人发起了一场选举活动，以争取选民的支持。
election debate 竞选辩论
- “We can alter the national debate with one election, ” she says. 她的竞争对手胡赫尔将老年保健医疗制度作为她竞选的主要方案，她说：“我们可以通过一次选举改变全国民众争论。”
adjective [原级]旧时的；以前的，前…；（两者中）前者的 - When two people, things, or groups have just been mentioned, you can refer to the first of them as the former.
noun [具体名词]模子，模型；形成某事的人（或事）；线圈架，绕线模；（机翼、机身的）翼肋 - a person or thing that forms or shapes
the former Prime Minister 前首相
the former president 前总统
the former... the latter...
verb [vt. 及物动词]击败，战胜；困惑，难住；使失败，阻挠；反对（动议或提议） - His guerrillas defeated the colonial army in 1954.
noun [具体名词]失败，战败；战胜，击败 - The most important thing is not to admit defeat until you really have to.
adjective [原级]狂热的 - He is a fanatical fan of Mozart.
noun [抽象名词]对手，竞争者；反对者，阻止者 - Norris twice knocked down his opponent in the early rounds of the fight.
adjective [原级]对立的，敌对的 - In debate he was a formidable opponent.
adjective [原级]根本的，彻底的；激进的，极端的；全新的，不同凡响的；（增减）急剧的，大幅度的；（人，物）原本的，与生俱来的；<美，非正式>顶呱呱的；（外科，医疗）根治的；<英，史>（19世纪）自由党激进派的；（数）根式的，根号的；词根的；（植）根生的 - • The country needs a period of calm without more surges of radical change.
noun [具体名词]激进分子； 游离基，自由基；词根；（汉字）偏旁，部首；（数）根式；根号 - Vanessa and I had been student radicals together at Berkeley from 1965 to 1967.
adjective [原级]进步的，先进的；逐步发生的，逐步发展的；向前移动的；（音乐）现代的，新潮的；（税制，税种）累进的；（动词）进行式的；（纸牌游戏，舞蹈）搭档轮换的 - One prominent symptom of the disease is progressive loss of memory.
noun [具体名词]进步分子，改革派人士；进行时（或体）；（印刷）分色打样 - The Republicans were deeply split between progressives and conservatives.
Radical Progressive Party 激进党
a progressive policy 进步的政策
noun [具体名词]前缀；前置代号（置于前面的单词或字母、数字）； <旧>（人名前的）称谓 - To telephone from the U.S. use the prefix 011 33 before the numbers given here.
verb [vt. 及物动词]在…前面加（字母或数字）；加…作为前言（开场白） - Car insurance policies have the prefix MC (for motor car).
adjective [原级]感觉可疑的，怀疑的；不信任的，持怀疑态度的；令人怀疑的，引起怀疑的 - If you are suspicious of someone or something, you believe that they are probably involved in a crime or some dishonest activity.
① adj. 猜疑的，认为可疑的，对……起疑心的，多疑的
- Customs officers are suspicious of nervous-looking travelers.
- Don’t be so suspicious. Everything’s all right.
② adj. 可疑的，令人起疑的
- You get a lot of suspicious-looking people in this bar.
- The car crash looks suspicious.
suspicious behavior 可疑行为：
指某人的行为举止让人觉得不寻常或不正常，可能涉及到不道德或非法的活动。
- · The security guard noticed the man's suspicious behavior and decided to keep an eye on him.保安注意到那个男人的可疑行为，决定留意他。
be suspicious of ...对……表示怀疑
对某人或某事持怀疑态度，不相信其真实性或可靠性。
- Don't always be suspicious of us! 不要老是对我们疑神疑鬼的！
- He was suspicious of her motives.