re‧gime W2 AC / reɪʒim / 名词 [可数名词]
1 a government, especially one that was not elected fairly or that you disapprove of for some other reason :
The regime got rid of most of its opponents.
military/totalitarian/fascist regime
brutal/oppressive/corrupt regime
2 a particular system – used especially when talking about a previous system, or one that has just been introduced
under a regime
Under the new regime, all sheep and cattle will be regularly tested for disease.
3 a special plan of food, exercise etc that is intended to improve your health 同义词 regimen :
a dietary regime
COLLOCATIONS
形容词
a political regime All political regimes attempt to manipulate the media.
a military regime The military regime arrrested anyone who dared to speak against it.
a totalitarian regime (= in which people are totally controlled by a government that is not elected ) Totalitarian regimes ban books they disapprove of.
an authoritarian regime (= with very strong control ) The post-war authoritarian regimes of eastern Europe have been replaced by democratically elected governments.
a communist regime the collapse of communist regimes in eastern Europe
a fascist regime Mussolini ’s fascist regime in Italy
a democratic regime the establishment of a liberal democratic regime
an oppressive/repressive regime (= powerful, cruel, and unfair ) That country was held fast in the grip of an oppressive regime.
a brutal regime (= cruel and violent ) Many asylum seekers have fled from brutal regimes.
a corrupt regime (= dishonest ) Much of the aid that the Americans sent lined the pockets of his corrupt regime.
动词
overthrow/topple a regime (= remove it from power ) In 1979, Tanzanian forces overthrew the regime of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin.
oppose a regime (= fight or compete against it ) People who opposed the regime were executed in a wave of political violence.
a regime comes to power He criticised European leaders for supporting a regime that came to power through violence.
a regime collapses/falls (= loses power ) Authoritarian regimes tend to collapse in times of economic hardship.
THESAURUS
government [可数和不可数名词] the group of people who govern a country or the system they use to govern it : The French government did not sign the agreement. | a democratic system of government
administration [可数名词] the government of a country, especially one such as the US, which is led by a president : the Kennedy administration | the problems left by the previous adminstration
regime [可数名词] a government, especially one that was not elected fairly or that you disapprove of : Most people opposed the apartheid regime.
the executive [单数形式] the part of the government that makes sure that laws and decisions work well : the separation of powers between the executive, the legislature, and the judiciary
democracy [可数和不可数名词] a political system in which everyone can vote to choose the government, or a country that has this system : The transition to democracy has not been easy. | In a democracy, people have freedom of speech.
republic [可数名词] a country that has an elected government, and is led by a president, not a king or queen : Mauritius became a republic in 1992.
monarchy [可数和不可数名词] / mɒnəki $ mɑnərki / the system of having a king or queen as the head of state, or a country that has this system : Some monarchies have elected governments. | controversy about the institution of monarchy