gerrymandering

英 [ˈdʒerimændərɪŋ] 美 [ˈdʒerimændərɪŋ]

n.  (为使某党或某群人获得优势)不公正改划选区
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)
gerrymander的现在分词

现在分词:gerrymandering

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柯林斯词典

  1. N-UNCOUNT (为使某一党获得优势)不公正的改划选区
    Gerrymandering is the act of altering political boundaries in order to give an unfair advantage to one political party or group of people.
    1. With the help of skilful gerrymandering, the Party has never lost an election since.
      这个政党通过巧妙地改划选区而使此后的选举无往不胜。

双语例句

  1. With the help of skilful gerrymandering, the Party has never lost an election since.
    这个政党通过巧妙地改划选区而使此后的选举无往不胜。
  2. Ending such gerrymandering could have major ramifications in New York, as there are few areas of Manhattan, for example, that have high enough unemployment rates to qualify.
    停止这一不公正的地区划分会对纽约产生重大影响,比如曼哈顿就没有什么地方能够凑到满足该方案所需的足够多的失业人口。
  3. But the best way to offer them support is directly, not by gerrymandering the rules.
    但是给予他们帮助的最好方法是直接了当地给予,而不是通过不公正的手段。
  4. The constitution has to be seen alongside a slew of new basic laws and the gerrymandering of the electoral system.
    伴随新宪法的颁布,匈牙利还将出台大量新的基本法,并重新划分选区,改变选举制度。
  5. In spite of the gerrymandering of districts, the advantages of incumbency and renewed recourse to the politics of fear, common sense prevailed.
    尽管按照有利于共和党的方式重划了选区,具有在任的优势,并重新诉诸于恐惧政治,但理性还是占了上风。
  6. The single currency was always flawed; Washington has been paralysed by congressional gerrymandering. But you cannot leave out the personalities.
    欧洲单一货币的构想从一开始就存在缺陷;美国国会选区重划已让华盛顿陷于瘫痪。
  7. Can the US change campaign finance rules or minimise pork barrelling and gerrymandering?
    美国能否改变竞选活动财务规则,或将笼络民心的政治经费和不公平的划分选区的行为减至最低?
  8. There are two principal strategies behind gerrymandering: maximizing the effective votes of supporters, and minimizing the effective votes of opponents.
    造成“蜥蜴脚尾”现象的两种主要策略是:最大限度增加本党有效选票的同时,使对手的有效选票达到最小化。