radical

英 [ˈrædɪkl]

美 [ˈrædɪkl]

adj.  根本的; 彻底的; 完全的; 全新的; 不同凡响的; 激进的; 极端的
n.  激进分子; 游离基; 自由基

复数：radicals　

CET4CET6考研TOEFLIELTSTEM8

Collins.4 / BNC.2361 / COCA.2929

牛津词典

adj.

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 很好；非常好
  very good

noun

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

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 重大的;根本的;基本的;彻底的
  Radicalchanges 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 激进的；激进派的
  Radicalpeople 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. Aradicalis someone who has radical views.
     激进派；激进分子

英英释义

noun

• (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
  1. thematic vowels are part of the stem
  Synonym:rootroot wordbasestemtheme
• a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram
• a person who has radical ideas or opinions
• (mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity
• (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
  Synonym:groupchemical group
• 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

• especially of leaves
  1. basal placentation
  2. radical leaves
  Synonym:basal
• (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm
  1. extremist political views
  2. radical opinions on education
  3. an ultra conservative
  Synonym:extremistultra
• markedly new or introducing radical change
  1. a revolutionary discovery
  2. radical political views
  Synonym:revolutionary
• arising from or going to the root or source
  1. a radical flaw in the plan
• of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root
  1. a radical verb form

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• There is no radical cure for cancer.
  现在还没有根治癌症的办法。
• Radical reformers are once more in the ascendant
  激进派改革者再度占据了统治地位。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。