party

noun

1. 政党；党派
   a political organization that you can vote for in elections and whose members have the same aims and ideas
   1. the Democratic and Republican Parties in the United States
      美国的民主党和共和党
   2. She belongs to the Labour Party.
      她是工党党员。
   3. the ruling/opposition party
      执政 / 反对党
   4. the party leader/manifesto/policy
      党的领袖 / 宣言 / 政策
2. 聚会；宴会；联欢会；派对
   a social occasion, often in a person's home, at which people eat, drink, talk, dance and enjoy themselves
   1. a birthday/dinner/garden, etc. party
      生日聚会、宴会、游园会等
   2. to give/have/throw a party
      搞聚会
   3. Did you go to the party ?
      你去参加聚会了吗？
   4. party games
      联欢会游戏
3. （一起旅行或参观等的）群，队，组
   a group of people who are doing sth together such as travelling or visiting somewhere
   1. The school is taking a party of 40 children to France.
      学校将带领一个40人的儿童团队前往法国。
   2. The theatre gives a 10% discount to parties of more than ten.
      剧场给十人以上的团体打折10%。
4. （契约或争论的）当事人，一方
   one of the people or groups of people involved in a legal agreement or argument
   1. the guilty/innocent party
      有罪的 / 无罪的一方
   2. The contract can be terminated by either party with three months' notice.
      合同的任何一方如提前三个月通知，均可终止本合同。

verb

1. 寻欢作乐；吃喝玩乐
   to enjoy yourself, especially by eating, drinking alcohol and dancing
   1. They were out partying every night.
      他们每晚都外出寻欢作乐。

1. N-COUNT 政党；党派
   A party is a political organization whose members have similar aims and beliefs. Usually the organization tries to get its members elected to the government of a country.
   1. ...a member of the Labour party.
      工党党员
   2. ...India's ruling party.
      印度执政党
   3. ...opposition parties.
      反对党
   4. ...her resignation as party leader.
      她辞去政党领导人的职务
2. See also: The couple met at a party... We threw a huge birthday party... Most teenagers like to go to parties. dinner party garden party hen party stag party
3. VERB 尽情欢乐；纵情狂欢
   If you party, you enjoy yourself doing things such as going out to parties, drinking, dancing, and talking to people.
   1. They come to eat and drink, to swim, to party. Sometimes they never go to bed...
      他们来吃喝、游泳、狂欢，有时都不睡觉。
   2. After a long evening of partying he looked tired.
      纵情狂欢了一夜后，他看起来累了。
4. See also: They became separated from their party. ...a party of sightseers. ...a research party of scientists. search party working party
5. See also: It has to be proved that they are the guilty party. ...he was the injured party. ...a court, the decision of which may not satisfy either party. third party
6. PHRASE 参与，参加（行动或协议）
   Someone who is a party to or is party to an action or agreement is involved in it, and therefore partly responsible for it.
   1. Crook had resigned his post rather than be party to such treachery.
      克鲁克已经辞职了，不愿参与这种背信弃义的行为。

1. He celebrated the arrival of the New Year with a party for his friends.
   他为朋友们举行了一个聚会，庆祝新年的到来。
2. South Africa's ruling National Party has beaten off a right-wing challenge.
   南非执政的国民党已经击退了右翼分子的一次挑战。
3. The Democrats have become a party of the centre.
   民主党成了中立的党派。
4. A faltering economy and a recent wave of labour unrest have affected the new party's popularity.
   停滞不前的经济和最近的一次劳工骚乱浪潮影响了新政党的声望。
5. I gave a dinner party for a few close friends
   我为几个密友办了晚宴。
6. I was looking forward to a jolly party
   我期待着有一个令人愉快的聚会。
7. We now need a new leader of the party and a new style of leadership
   我们现在需要一位新的政党领袖和一种新的领导作风。
8. She misused her position in the appointment of 26,000 party supporters to government jobs.
   她滥用职权，任命了26,000名党羽在政府部门工作。
9. He belongs to the ruling Nationalist Party's old guard.
   他属于执政的国民党的保守派。
10. The other evening we had a party.
    前不久的某个晚上我们搞了一次聚会。
11. The couple met at a party
    那对情侣是在一个派对上认识的。
12. We threw a huge birthday party
    我们举办了盛大的生日聚会。
13. Most teenagers like to go to parties.
    大多数青少年喜欢参加派对。
14. They come to eat and drink, to swim, to party. Sometimes they never go to bed
    他们来吃喝、游泳、狂欢，有时都不睡觉。
15. They became separated from their party.
    他们和伙伴们分开了。
16. It has to be proved that they are the guilty party.
    必须证明他们是过错方。
17. Crook had resigned his post rather than be party to such treachery.
    克鲁克已经辞职了，不愿参与这种背信弃义的行为。
18. The Conservative party retained a plurality of the votes
    保守党保住了选票的多数优势。
19. The education secretary poured cold water on the recommendations of a working party.
    教育大臣对一个工作小组的建议泼冷水。
20. We're not saying that activists should put all their effort and time into party politics
    我们并不是说活动家应该把所有的精力和时间都用到政党政治上。
21. Voters wish to register their dissatisfaction with the ruling party
    选民希望表达他们对执政党的不满。
22. I'm willing to work for the party because its interests and my interests are one and the same.
    我愿意为该党效力，因为它的利益和我的利益完全一致。
23. To strengthen his position in Parliament, he held talks with leaders of the Peasant Party
    为巩固其在国会中的地位，他曾与农民党的领导人进行多次会谈。
24. We cannot vacillate on the question of the party's leadership.
    在党的领导权问题上我们不能动摇。
25. Have the party on a Saturday, when you can get your partner and other willing adults to help
    把聚会安排在周六，这样你就可以找自己的搭档和其他愿意帮把手的成年人来帮忙了。
26. They set up a working party to look into the issue.
    他们设立了一个特别工作组来调查这个问题。
27. We congratulated him on his being admitted to the Party.
    我们祝贺他入党。
28. All Party members and the people as a whole are full of vigour.
    党员和人民的精神状态很好。

n.

be (a) party to sth

• 参与，参加（协议或行动）
  to be involved in an agreement or action
  1. to be party to a decision
     参与作出决议
  2. He refused to be a party to any violence.
     他拒绝参与任何暴力活动。

noun

1. an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment
   1. he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day

2. a group of people gathered together for pleasure
   1. she joined the party after dinner

3. an organization to gain political power
   1. in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level

   Synonym:    political party

4. a band of people associated temporarily in some activity
   1. they organized a party to search for food
   2. the company of cooks walked into the kitchen

   Synonym:    company

5. a person involved in legal proceedings
   1. the party of the first part

verb

1. have or participate in a party
   1. The students were partying all night before the exam