gerrymander

英 [ˈdʒerimændə(r)] 美 [ˈdʒerimændər]

v.  不公正地改划(选区),不公正地划分(选区)(为使某政党获得优势)

现在分词:gerrymandering过去分词:gerrymandered过去式:gerrymandered第三人称单数:gerrymanders

GRE

COCA.31173



牛津词典

verb

  1. 不公正地改划(选区),不公正地划分(选区)(为使某政党获得优势)
    to change the size and borders of an area for voting in order to give an unfair advantage to one party in an election

    双语例句

    1. A gerrymander sounds like a strange political beast, which in fact it is, considered from a historical perspective.
      一个不公正划分选区听起来象是一个奇怪的政治怪兽,事实上它是来自历史上的观点。
    2. The reason why so many investors are obsessed with the government is that officials cannot stop themselves from intervening in the market to try and gerrymander the level of the stock index.
      如此多投资者执迷于政府的原因是,政府官员忍不住就会干预股市,试图操纵股指点位。

    英英释义

    noun

    1. an act of gerrymandering (dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage)

      verb

      1. divide unfairly and to one's advantage