| 词汇 | hunger-strike |
| 释义 | hunger strike noun[ C or U ] uk /ˈhʌŋ.ɡə ˌstraɪk/ us /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɚ ˌstraɪk/ the act of refusing to eat in order to make a protest: 绝食抗议 go on (a) hunger strikeThe prisoners have gone on (a) hunger strike to protest about prison conditions.囚犯们用绝食来抗议监狱的恶劣条件。 Activism & pressure groups active citizen active citizenship active resistance activism activist circulator citizen advocacy clicktivism clicktivist counter-demonstrate insurgency insurrection interest group lobbyist lock on special interest group stage a demonstration super-lobbyist super-militant take a kneeidiom Related wordhunger striker hunger strike | American Dictionaryhunger strike noun[ C ] us/ˈhʌŋ·ɡər ˌstrɑɪk/ a period when someone such as a prisoner refuses to eat, usually to show strong opposition to something Examples of hunger strikehunger strike They could only express their grievances through a general hungerstrike. Four days ago it was reported that she was on hungerstrike and that she was in a serious condition. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English She began to drink sweetened water under medical care and has now ended her hungerstrike, and is waiting for her appeal to be heard. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English In protest at the false charges and the lack of a fair trial she went on hungerstrike. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Finally, political prisoners have been on hungerstrike in prison, some of them for two months. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Finally, we are greatly concerned at the condition of those prisoners who are on hungerstrike. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Is he further aware that the four men caned on the second day were caned after having been on hungerstrike for 24 hours? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I understand that that hungerstrike is not continuing at the moment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The information about his hungerstrike had been published all around the city and, as a result, he was fined for the hungerstrike. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English If they go on hungerstrike, the law should be more stringent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I read the other day that there was in prison a burglar who was encouraged by the spirited example of the ladies to hungerstrike. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On one occasion when released on license she refused to leave the prison and said she would continue her hungerstrike outside the prison gates. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 His requests for better treatment in prison will certainly be considered on their merits and not in relation to any hungerstrike activities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We know that violence is being caused by the hungerstrike as well as to those who are dying. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We asked him whether there was any concession within the regime, apart from political status, that would persuade him to come off his hungerstrike. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of hunger strike These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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