| 单词 | zealot |
| 释义 | zealot (once / 7928 pages) n The hamburger zealot was so fanatical about his burgers that he camped outside his favorite fast-food joint for hours every morning, waiting for it to open. And he would never put mustard on them, only ketchup. The original zealots were a group of first-century Jews who were absolutely determined to overthrow Roman rule in Palestine. Today, anyone who is goes overboard in their zeal, or enthusiasm, for a particular cause, a religion, a sports team, or a charitable organization — can be called a zealot. The coffee lover was a zealot regarding where his coffee was grown, who grew it, and how it was roasted. WORD FAMILYzealot: zealots USAGE EXAMPLESAugusta National is sacred ground, one that should be filled with true zealots of the game. Golf Digest(Dec 23, 2016) Not to mention a presence that tends to chafe with his self-possession, his army of converts and zealots. The Guardian(Dec 16, 2016) Immediately a narrative of hagiography arises, framing the rise to power as the journey of a committed, principled zealot. The Guardian(Nov 29, 2016) n a fervent and even militant proponent of something Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper drumbeater, partisan nonpartisan, nonpartizan a person who is nonpartisan bigot a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own doctrinaire, dogmatista stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions chauvinista person with a prejudiced belief in the superiority of his or her own kind antifeministsomeone who does not believe in the social or economic or political equality of men and women homophobea person who hates or fears homosexual people racialist, racista person with a prejudiced belief that one race is superior to others sectarian, sectarist, sectarya member of a sect segregationist, segregatorsomeone who believes the races should be kept apart advocate, advocator, exponent, proponent a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea Zealot (once / 51613 pages) n WORD FAMILY Zealot: Zealots USAGE EXAMPLESLater, he pacifies an angry mob of Jewish-nationalist Zealots with more boilerplate, telling them that violence against the oppressive Roman regime won’t solve anything. Wall Street Journal(Aug 25, 2016) "Zealot," meanwhile, is on its way to becoming a Lionsgate feature film. Los Angeles Times(Apr 08, 2016) The charges filed are a follow-up to a Brazilian police inquiry, known as “Operation Zealots”, into kickbacks by companies through lobbyists. The Guardian(Mar 31, 2016) n a member of an ancient Jewish sect in Judea in the first century who fought to the death against the Romans and who killed or persecuted Jews who collaborated with the Romans Hyper Hebrew, Israelite, Jew a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties |
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