n.政府;政体;统治
The government will garrison the coastal towns. 政府将派军驻守沿海的城镇。
The government would not even consider his claim for money. 政府甚至不考虑他的赔款要求。
He is a man of some influence in the government circles. 他是个在政府内有一定势力的人。
Five hundred jobs were axed as a result of government spending cuts. 由于政府缩减经费的缘故,有五百人被突然解雇了。
The two systems of government are polar opposites. 这两种政体正好相反。
They imposed their government by force on the resistant population. 他们以武力把自己的统治强加在持反抗态度的人民头上。
government的意思都与“统治”有关:可指“统治,控制,支配”的行动; 也可指“统治,控制,支配”的权力; 也可指“统治,控制,支配”的机构,即“政府”“内阁”等,也可指“统治,控制,支配”的体制,即“政体”。
government作“管理,统治,控制,支配,统治权”时,是不可数名词。
government作“政府,内阁”解时,是集合名词,用作主语时,如指整体,则谓语动词用单数形式,如指成员,则谓语动词用复数形式。