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activist

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ac·tiv·ist /ˈæktɪvɪst/ ●○○ noun [countable]  REBELLION/REVOLUTIONsomeone who works hard doing practical things to achieve social or political change 积极分子;活动家political/gay/animal rights etc activist 政治活动家/积极支持同性恋的人/动物权利支持者等activist adjective [only before noun] activist groups 积极分子团体
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activistJennifer Coburn can pinpoint the moment she decided to become an activist.He was an activist by total commitment, and a professional.environmental activistsClinton's AIDS "czar" resigned after being criticized by gay activists for being weak.Labor activists say that although there are no legal age cutoffs, the industries prefer to hire young and malleable workers.Let me suggest another topic: the recent violent murder of two lesbian activists in Oregon.Many activists want him to concentrate more on party heartlands.He was known to be a political activist, but as far as we know had no record of violence.The Global Communications Group links ecological and other political activists via the Net.Read in studio Animal rights activists have been targetting people and shops in the region for the last five years.political/gay/animal rights etc activistIvor Smith was filmed torturing a cat by an animal rights activist.The one thing that can be said in favour is that it sends vegans and animal rights activists incandescent with rage.The firm has been targeted by animal rights activists.Concerns have been mounting about the increasing militancy of animal rights activists.Read in studio Animal rights activists have been targetting people and shops in the region for the last five years.
ac·tiv·ist nounChineseSyllable
doing social Corpus or works achieve someone hard things who practical to


activist
activist S3 /ˈæktəvəst, ˈæktɪvəst/ noun [countable]
someone who works hard doing practical things to achieve social or political change
    political/gay/animal rights etc activist
—activist adjective [only before noun]:
    activist groups


ac·tiv·istBrE /ˈæktɪvɪst/ 🔊NAmE /ˈæktɪvɪst/ 🔊 nouna person who works to achieve political or social change, especially as a member of an organization with particular aims 积极分子;活跃分子gay activists争取男同性恋者权益的活动人士 ac·tiv·ism BrE /ˈæktɪvɪzəm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈæktɪvɪzəm/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]