governments

英 [ˈgʌvnmənts]

美 [ˈgʌvərmənts]

n.  政府; 内阁; 政体; 国家体制; (一国的)统治，治理，统治方式，管理方法
government的复数

IELTS

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT-COLL 政府;内阁
  Thegovernmentof a country is the group of people who are responsible for governing it.
  1. The Government has insisted that confidence is needed before the economy can improve.
     政府坚持认为只有坚定信心经济才会有起色。
  2. ...democratic governments in countries like Britain and the US.
     诸如英美等国的民主政府
  3. ...fighting between government forces and left-wing rebels.
     政府军和左翼叛乱分子之间的战斗
• N-UNCOUNT (国家等的)治理，管理，执政
  Governmentconsists of the activities, methods, and principles involved in governing a country or other political unit.
  1. The first four years of government were completely disastrous.
     政府前4年的执政彻底失败。
  2. ...our system of government.
     我们的政府体制

Be careful with the spelling of this word. In Britain, the head of the government is thePrime Minister. The Prime Minister appoints the otherministers, who are responsible for particular areas of policy. The Prime Minister and other senior ministers together form theCabinet. The policies of the government are debated and approved byParliament, which consists of theHouse of Commonsand theHouse of Lords. There are about 650 electedMembers of Parliament(orMPs) in the House of Commons. In the United States, the head of the government is thePresident, who appoints the members of hisadministration. Policies are debated and approved byCongress, which consists of theHouse of Representativesand theSenate. Members of the House of Representatives are known ascongressmen,congresswomen, orcongresspeople, and members of theSenateare calledsenators.
注意该词的拼写。英国的政府首脑为首相(Prime Minister)，首相任命各部大臣(minister)，大臣负责政策的特定领域，首相与高级大臣组成内阁(Cabinet)。政府的政策在议会（Parliament）上讨论并通过，议会由下议院（House of Commons)和上议院(House of Lords)组成，下议院约有650名通过选举产生的议员(Member of Parliament, 亦称 MP)。美国的政府首脑为总统(President)，总统任命政府(administration)各部部长。国家政策在国会（Congress）上讨论并通过，国会由参议院(Senate)与众议院(House of Representatives)组成，众议院议员称为congressman, congresswoman或congresspeople，参议院议员称为senator。

双语例句

• He used his broad executive powers to nullify decisions by local governments
  他利用自己适用范围广泛的行政权力废止当地政府所作的决定。
• The hijackers are demanding to speak to representatives of both governments
  劫机者要求与两国政府的代表都进行对话。
• The commission remains so weak that it will continue to avoid confrontation with governments.
  该委员会的力量仍然十分薄弱，所以将继续避免与各国政府发生冲突。
• It is necessary to distinguish the policies of two successive governments.
  分清前后两届政府的政策很有必要。
• Bolivia returned to democratic rule in 1982, after a series of military governments.
  在经历了数届军人政府后，玻利维亚于1982年恢复了民主政权。
• Governments and businesses will start keeping accounts in euros.
  政府和企业将开始用欧元记账。
• Governments have been known to snoop on innocent citizens.
  有些政府窥探无辜公民的生活——这一事实已经众所周知。
• In times of war, governments often sweep human rights aside
  战争时期，政府经常对人权置之不顾。
• Governments do, however, have a vital catalytic role in orchestrating rescue operations.
  然而，政府在组织协调救援行动上确实发挥了重要的促进作用。
• Most governments must simply be shutting their eyes to the problem.
  大多数政府肯定会索性对那个问题视而不见。