radical

adj.

1. 根本的；彻底的；完全的
   concerning the most basic and important parts of sth; thorough and complete
   1. the need for radical changes in education
      对教育进行彻底变革的需要
   2. demands for radical reform of the law
      彻底改变法律的要求
   3. radical differences between the sexes
      两性间的根本差异
2. 全新的；不同凡响的
   new, different and likely to have a great effect
   1. radical ideas
      不同凡响的观点
   2. a radical solution to the problem
      解决问题的全新的方法
   3. radical proposals
      有创见的建议
3. 激进的；极端的
   in favour of thorough and complete political or social change
   1. the radical wing of the party
      党内的激进派
   2. radical politicians/students/writers
      激进的政治家 / 学生 / 作家
4. 很好；非常好
   very good

noun

1. 激进分子
   a person with radical opinions
   1. political radicals
      政治激进分子
2. 游离基；自由基
   a group of atoms that behave as a single unit in a number of compounds

1. ADJ-GRADED 重大的;根本的;基本的;彻底的
   Radical changes and differences are very important and great in degree.
   1. The country needs a period of calm without more surges of radical change...
      国家需要一段时间的稳定，其间不要再有重大的变革。
   2. The Football League has announced its proposals for a radical reform of the way football is run in England.
      足联宣布了它关于对目前英格兰足球运作方式进行彻底改革的提议。
2. ADJ-GRADED 激进的；激进派的
   Radical people believe that there should be great changes in society and try to bring about these changes.
   1. ...threats by left-wing radical groups to disrupt the proceedings.
      来自于左翼激进团体可能破坏会议进程的威胁
   2. ...political tension between radical and conservative politicians.
      激进派和保守派政治人士之间的紧张对峙
   3. A radical is someone who has radical views.
      激进派；激进分子

1. To the radical blacks of the Sixties, he was an Uncle Tom.
   在20世纪60年代那些激进的黑人看来，他就是一个“汤姆叔叔”。
2. The Russian Parliament has approved a program of radical economic reforms
   俄罗斯议会已经通过一项重大经济改革方案。
3. Radical reformers are once more in the ascendant
   激进派改革者再度占据了统治地位。
4. Radical feminism is currently the fashionable topic among the chattering classes.
   激进的女权主义是时下清淡阶层热议的话题。
5. The choreography of Eric Hawkins is considered radical by ballet audiences.
   芭蕾舞观众认为埃里克·霍金斯的舞蹈设计非常前卫。
6. The new centre-right government's radical objectives are often couched in moderate terms
   新的中右翼政府经常以温和的语言表述其激进的目标。
7. He is regarded as a committed supporter of a radical free-market economics policy.
   他被视为激进的自由市场经济体制政策的坚定支持者。
8. The country is about to take a radical departure by electing a woman as its new president.
   该国将发生重大转变，选举一位女性担任新总统。
9. The government embarked on a programme of radical economic reform.
   政府开始实施一项彻底的经济改革计划。
10. He has made one of the most powerful American films of the year by keeping faith with his radical principles.
    他秉承自己一贯的激进风格，制作出了本年度美国最有感染力的影片之一。
11. Radical factions say the talks are getting nowhere and they want to withdraw
    激进派宣称谈判没有进展，他们打算退出。
12. Such a radical proposal would never get through parliament.
    如此激进的提案永远不会得到议会的批准。
13. The Greens see themselves as a radical alternative to the two major British political parties.
    绿党人士认为他们与英国的两个主要政党截然不同。
14. Increasingly, their goals have become more radical.
    他们的目标变得越来越激进。
15. There will be a radical swing to the right or the left.
    将出现极左或极右的情况。
16. Radical, militant factions want to continue using the hostages as a lever to gain concessions from the west.
    激进的好战派想要继续利用人质作筹码来换取西方的让步。
17. We observe that the first calls for radical transformation did not begin until the period of the industrial revolution
    我们认为直到工业革命时期才出现了要求彻底变革的第一波呐喊。
18. His own ideas were outflanked by those of more radical reformers.
    他辩不过那些更加激进的改革派。
19. Instead of the government's piecemeal approach, what is needed is a radical shake-up of 16-19 education.
    需要的不是政府零敲碎打的措施，而是要对16至19岁年龄段的教育进行彻底变革。
20. The country needs a period of calm without more surges of radical change
    国家需要一段时间的稳定，其间不要再有重大的变革。
21. The Football League has announced its proposals for a radical reform of the way football is run in England.
    足联宣布了它关于对目前英格兰足球运作方式进行彻底改革的提议。
22. He has surrounded himself with a raft of advisers who are very radical
    他周围聚集了一大群偏激的顾问。
23. The Socialists introduced fairly radical reforms.
    社会主义者推行了相当激进的改革。
24. The Conservative government will not slacken the pace of radical reform.
    保守党政府不会放慢激进改革的步伐。
25. As tempers rose, he spoke out strongly against some of the radical ideas for selling off state-owned property
    随着火气越来越大，他公开对出售国有资产的一些激进观点表示强烈反对。
26. He's trying to bring together various strands of radical philosophic thought.
    他正试图把各种激进的哲学思想综合在一起。
27. They have something important to say and vital and radical ways of saying it.
    他们有些重要的事情要说，言辞会比较激烈。
28. By then governments may have woken up to a yet more radical option
    到那时政府可能已经意识到该采取更为激进的手段。
29. There is no radical cure for cancer.
    现在还没有根治癌症的办法。

noun

1. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
   1. thematic vowels are part of the stem

   Synonym:    rootroot wordbasestemtheme

2. a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram

3. a person who has radical ideas or opinions

4. (mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity

5. (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule

   Synonym:    groupchemical group

6. an atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron
   1. in the body free radicals are high-energy particles that ricochet wildly and damage cells

   Synonym:    free radical

adj

1. especially of leaves
   1. basal placentation
   2. radical leaves

   Synonym:    basal

2. (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm
   1. extremist political views
   2. radical opinions on education
   3. an ultra conservative

   Synonym:    extremistultra

3. markedly new or introducing radical change
   1. a revolutionary discovery
   2. radical political views

   Synonym:    revolutionary

4. arising from or going to the root or source
   1. a radical flaw in the plan

5. of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root
   1. a radical verb form