hunger strike

英 [ˈhʌŋɡə straɪk]

美 [ˈhʌŋɡər straɪk]

n.  绝食(抗议)

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牛津词典

noun

• 绝食（抗议）
  the act of refusing to eat for a long period of time in order to protest about sth
  1. to be on /go on hunger strike
     进行绝食抗议

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 绝食（抗议）
  If someone goeson hunger strikeor goesonahunger strike, they refuse to eat as a way of protesting about something.
  1. The protesters have been on hunger strike for 17 days...
     抗议者已经绝食17天了。
  2. He has begun a hunger strike in protest over political violence in Karachi.
     为了抗议卡拉奇的政治暴力，他已开始了绝食。

英英释义

noun

• a voluntary fast undertaken as a means of protest

双语例句

• He is on hunger strike in protest at what he claims is his wrongful conviction for murder
  他称他的谋杀罪为错判，因而进行绝食抗议。
• Several men have gone on hunger strike over conditions in the prison.
  几个人为狱中的条件而绝食抗议。
• He has begun a hunger strike in protest over political violence in Karachi.
  为了抗议卡拉奇的政治暴力，他已开始了绝食。
• I'm joining the hunger strike tonight.
  我要参加今晚的绝食抗议。
• The protesters have been on hunger strike for 17 days
  抗议者已经绝食17天了。
• The prison hunger strike increased support for the ira.
  监狱的绝食斗争加强了对爱尔兰共和军的支持。
• Taiwan's former leader dehydrated over hunger strike.
  台湾前任领导人（陈水扁）因绝食导致脱水。
• That deong won't stop at a riot, a hunger strike or anything else.
  狄扬不会罢休，骚乱，绝食或是别的什么。
• The political prisoner went on a week long hunger strike.
  这名政治犯绝食一周，以示抗议。
• Senior Indian officials are trying to prevent a high-profile yoga guru from commencing a public hunger strike.
  印度的高级官员正在试图防止一位引人注目的瑜伽导师发起一场公开的绝食活动。