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单词 partisan
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Definition of partisan in English:

partisan

noun ˈpɑːtɪzanˌpɑːtɪˈzanˈpɑrdəzən
  • 1A strong supporter of a party, cause, or person.

    partisans of the exiled Stuarts
    Example sentencesExamples
    • His tone also makes clear that this volume essays is intended only for Democratic partisans.
    • What Pryor demonstrated in the Ten Commandments controversy is that he is not a partisan nor an ideologue.
    • It was what allowed him to stack the party with his partisans and essentially take over and begin purges.
    • So what was it that seemingly turned him into a Democratic partisan?
    • The numerous controversies between State advocates and partisans of private initiative explain this lag.
    • Unlike many of his colleagues, who operate as adjuncts of the Democratic Party, Hair wasn't a partisan.
    • Demonstrations by partisans of both sides turned increasingly aggressive last week.
    • She is assigned to serve with a cadre of British agents supporting the anti-fascist partisans.
    • Democratic partisans believe they smell blood in the water, and their instinct is to swarm.
    • They're igniting a great deal of enthusiasm and energy among partisans, at least among some of the very political blogs out there.
    • True democracy is dreaded by partisans of the old left and right alike.
    • Well, it just means that I don't consider myself a political partisan in the sense that we back one party or another.
    • But some are beginning to participate in an activity once thought to be the preserve of technology geeks and political partisans.
    • Today, as in the past, chefs are grouped into ‘schools’ with debates raging between the partisans of one and supporters of another.
    • We cannot let partisans drive an ideological stake in the heart of public broadcasting.
    • This appears to be the case because as the campaign progressed each did a good job securing support from their weak partisans.
    • Also, the fact that party partisans are put in charge of running the elections is crazy and is an obvious conflict of interest.
    • Pro-independence partisans in Taiwan's ruling party are admitting the island cannot live apart from China
    • The legal battle is being closely followed nationwide by partisans on both sides of the right to die issue.
    • Remember that you are not partisans or advocates in this matter.
    Synonyms
    supporter, follower, adherent, devotee, champion, backer, upholder, promoter, fanatic, fan, enthusiast, stalwart, zealot, disciple, votary
    North American booster, cohort
    North American informal rooter
    rare janissary, sectary
  • 2A member of an armed group formed to fight secretly against an occupying force, in particular one operating in German-occupied Yugoslavia, Italy, and parts of eastern Europe in the Second World War.

    the partisans opened fire from the woods
    as modifier it is not in the nature of partisan warfare to produce victory in the field
    Example sentencesExamples
    • As the Wehrmacht had to change from attack to defence, the division was deployed to fight against partisans.
    • German martial law refused to recognize the Italian partisans as a war party.
    • Giovanni Pesce fought with the partisans during the Second World War.
    • At the beginning of the protest, Aristide partisans attacked demonstrators, hitting one with a rock and shooting another.
    • By July 1943, the number of partisans fighting against the Germans was estimated at 142,000.
    • And, in fact, if it hadn't been for outside support the partisans would have been wiped out in no time.
    • Lithuania put up the strongest struggle, with partisans holding out until 1953.
    • Similar atrocities occurred throughout occupied Europe after attacks by partisans or agents on German troops.
    • They were eventually able to combine with the partisans and force a German surrender.
    • The partisans fought a revolutionary war in a constantly shifting pattern, and their leadership did so with a political aim.
    • Whether the same is true in the realm of the very small - the warfare of guerrillas, partisans, and terrorists - is more difficult to say.
    • At another leg of the march, government partisans opened fire, wounding two demonstrators.
    • They marched off to fight the partisans or the Russians ‘to protect Europe’.
    • Large areas were still held by partizans behind the German lines, and the Soviet forces tried to link up with them using airborne forces.
    • His work as an army intelligence officer later took him to Sicily and then Italy where he fought with the partisans.
    • A combination of superior tactics, better use of material, and fierce military and partisan fighting led to Soviet victory.
    • He reminded listeners that in 1943 Yugoslav partisans in Serbia fought against numerically superior German forces and won.
    • Only when the occupying troops proved more vicious than the partisans did rural communities support the resistance.
    • Henceforth, they found themselves in increasingly open, partisan warfare.
    • When guerrilla or partisan warfare further exasperated him, Grant proposed radical measures.
    Synonyms
    guerrilla, freedom fighter, resistance fighter, member of the resistance, underground fighter, irregular soldier, irregular
    terrorist
adjective ˈpɑːtɪzanˌpɑːtɪˈzanˈpɑrdəzən
  • Prejudiced in favour of a particular cause.

    newspapers have become increasingly partisan
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I have seen that privilege subordinated to partisan interests.
    • It is part of the sincerity of rational arguments that they are never knowingly glosses for partisan prejudices.
    • There is a thinly veiled measure of ideological and partisan bias driving this entire matter.
    • I just regret that it was made public for very partisan, political reasons that I don't think were good for the country.
    • It is not unheard of for countries to put aside partisan differences in the national interest, usually when the enemy is at the gates.
    • Making the system even worse are media bookers who want predictable, preferably partisan views.
    • In the current climate, it would probably be dismissed as partisan bias.
    • But take partisan loyalties out of the equation and I will favour art over honest endeavour, every time.
    • He urged both parties to cool their rhetoric and put the nation's interest ahead of partisan advantage.
    • Of course, many of those who were right about the war were only right because of their own partisan prejudices.
    • I have the advantage of not being a professional politician and not depending on partisan interests.
    • But this sense of crisis obviously pales in the face of partisan interests.
    • There could be no question of partisan bias, which is not unknown in the world of experts.
    • It's getting very hard to attribute these kinds of responses to sheer ignorance - or even partisan bias.
    • They have already used the Justice Department in the pre-election legal challenges for partisan purposes.
    • But this passionate and partisan book does far more than revive interest in a neglected writer.
    • In reality, the danger to democracy and Scottish interests came from cronyism, reinforced by partisan voting.
    • Special interest groups and partisan politics have blocked all efforts at reform since 1986.
    • Where divination is by trance-mediumship the prophet is often a stranger, a person deemed free from partisan interests.
    • The news media should not be complacent about the fact that so relatively few people see ideological or partisan bias.
    Synonyms
    biased, prejudiced, one-sided, coloured, discriminatory, preferential, partial, interested, parti pris, bigoted, sectarian, factional, unjust, unfair, inequitable, unbalanced

Origin

Mid 16th century: from French, via Italian dialect from Italian partigiano, from parte 'part' (from Latin pars, part-).

Rhymes

Aberfan, Adrianne, an, Anne, artisan, astrakhan, ban, began, Belmopan, bipartisan, bran, can, Cannes, Cézanne, Cheyenne, clan, courtesan, cran, dan, Dayan, Diane, divan, élan, Elan, fan, flan, foreran, Fran, Friedan, Gell-Mann, gran, Han, Hunan, Ivan, Jan, Japan, Jinan, Joanne, Kazan, Klan, Kordofan, Lacan, Lausanne, Leanne, Limousin, Louvain, man, Mann, Marianne, Milan, Moran, nan, Oran, outran, outspan, Pan, panne, parmesan, pavane, pecan, Pétain, plan, Pusan, ran, rataplan, rattan, Rosanne, Sagan, Saipan, saran, scan, scran, sedan, span, spick-and-span, Spokane, Suzanne, Tainan, tan, than, tisane, trepan, van, vin, Wuhan, Xian, Yerevan, Yunnan, Zhongshan
 
 

Definition of partisan in US English:

partisan

nounˈpɑrdəzənˈpärdəzən
  • 1A strong supporter of a party, cause, or person.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Also, the fact that party partisans are put in charge of running the elections is crazy and is an obvious conflict of interest.
    • The legal battle is being closely followed nationwide by partisans on both sides of the right to die issue.
    • We cannot let partisans drive an ideological stake in the heart of public broadcasting.
    • But some are beginning to participate in an activity once thought to be the preserve of technology geeks and political partisans.
    • So what was it that seemingly turned him into a Democratic partisan?
    • The numerous controversies between State advocates and partisans of private initiative explain this lag.
    • Democratic partisans believe they smell blood in the water, and their instinct is to swarm.
    • What Pryor demonstrated in the Ten Commandments controversy is that he is not a partisan nor an ideologue.
    • Demonstrations by partisans of both sides turned increasingly aggressive last week.
    • It was what allowed him to stack the party with his partisans and essentially take over and begin purges.
    • They're igniting a great deal of enthusiasm and energy among partisans, at least among some of the very political blogs out there.
    • Remember that you are not partisans or advocates in this matter.
    • His tone also makes clear that this volume essays is intended only for Democratic partisans.
    • True democracy is dreaded by partisans of the old left and right alike.
    • She is assigned to serve with a cadre of British agents supporting the anti-fascist partisans.
    • Pro-independence partisans in Taiwan's ruling party are admitting the island cannot live apart from China
    • Well, it just means that I don't consider myself a political partisan in the sense that we back one party or another.
    • This appears to be the case because as the campaign progressed each did a good job securing support from their weak partisans.
    • Unlike many of his colleagues, who operate as adjuncts of the Democratic Party, Hair wasn't a partisan.
    • Today, as in the past, chefs are grouped into ‘schools’ with debates raging between the partisans of one and supporters of another.
    Synonyms
    supporter, follower, adherent, devotee, champion, backer, upholder, promoter, fanatic, fan, enthusiast, stalwart, zealot, disciple, votary
  • 2A member of an armed group formed to fight secretly against an occupying force, in particular one operating in enemy-occupied Yugoslavia, Italy, and parts of eastern Europe in World War II.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • By July 1943, the number of partisans fighting against the Germans was estimated at 142,000.
    • They were eventually able to combine with the partisans and force a German surrender.
    • Similar atrocities occurred throughout occupied Europe after attacks by partisans or agents on German troops.
    • When guerrilla or partisan warfare further exasperated him, Grant proposed radical measures.
    • And, in fact, if it hadn't been for outside support the partisans would have been wiped out in no time.
    • Whether the same is true in the realm of the very small - the warfare of guerrillas, partisans, and terrorists - is more difficult to say.
    • German martial law refused to recognize the Italian partisans as a war party.
    • Henceforth, they found themselves in increasingly open, partisan warfare.
    • His work as an army intelligence officer later took him to Sicily and then Italy where he fought with the partisans.
    • The partisans fought a revolutionary war in a constantly shifting pattern, and their leadership did so with a political aim.
    • They marched off to fight the partisans or the Russians ‘to protect Europe’.
    • A combination of superior tactics, better use of material, and fierce military and partisan fighting led to Soviet victory.
    • Large areas were still held by partizans behind the German lines, and the Soviet forces tried to link up with them using airborne forces.
    • Giovanni Pesce fought with the partisans during the Second World War.
    • At another leg of the march, government partisans opened fire, wounding two demonstrators.
    • As the Wehrmacht had to change from attack to defence, the division was deployed to fight against partisans.
    • He reminded listeners that in 1943 Yugoslav partisans in Serbia fought against numerically superior German forces and won.
    • Lithuania put up the strongest struggle, with partisans holding out until 1953.
    • At the beginning of the protest, Aristide partisans attacked demonstrators, hitting one with a rock and shooting another.
    • Only when the occupying troops proved more vicious than the partisans did rural communities support the resistance.
    Synonyms
    guerrilla, freedom fighter, resistance fighter, member of the resistance, underground fighter, irregular soldier, irregular
adjectiveˈpɑrdəzənˈpärdəzən
  • Prejudiced in favor of a particular cause.

    newspapers have become increasingly partisan
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In reality, the danger to democracy and Scottish interests came from cronyism, reinforced by partisan voting.
    • I have seen that privilege subordinated to partisan interests.
    • It is not unheard of for countries to put aside partisan differences in the national interest, usually when the enemy is at the gates.
    • Making the system even worse are media bookers who want predictable, preferably partisan views.
    • But this passionate and partisan book does far more than revive interest in a neglected writer.
    • It is part of the sincerity of rational arguments that they are never knowingly glosses for partisan prejudices.
    • Of course, many of those who were right about the war were only right because of their own partisan prejudices.
    • Special interest groups and partisan politics have blocked all efforts at reform since 1986.
    • But take partisan loyalties out of the equation and I will favour art over honest endeavour, every time.
    • There is a thinly veiled measure of ideological and partisan bias driving this entire matter.
    • I just regret that it was made public for very partisan, political reasons that I don't think were good for the country.
    • It's getting very hard to attribute these kinds of responses to sheer ignorance - or even partisan bias.
    • But this sense of crisis obviously pales in the face of partisan interests.
    • Where divination is by trance-mediumship the prophet is often a stranger, a person deemed free from partisan interests.
    • The news media should not be complacent about the fact that so relatively few people see ideological or partisan bias.
    • In the current climate, it would probably be dismissed as partisan bias.
    • He urged both parties to cool their rhetoric and put the nation's interest ahead of partisan advantage.
    • There could be no question of partisan bias, which is not unknown in the world of experts.
    • They have already used the Justice Department in the pre-election legal challenges for partisan purposes.
    • I have the advantage of not being a professional politician and not depending on partisan interests.
    Synonyms
    biased, prejudiced, one-sided, coloured, discriminatory, preferential, partial, interested, parti pris, bigoted, sectarian, factional, unjust, unfair, inequitable, unbalanced

Origin

Mid 16th century: from French, via Italian dialect from Italian partigiano, from parte ‘part’ (from Latin pars, part-).

 
 
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