radical

柯林斯詞典

1. ADJ Radical changes and differences are very important and great in degree. 重大的; 徹底的
The country needs a period of calm without more surges of radical change. 這個國家需要一段平靜的時期，不再有重大變化所引發(fā)的動蕩。
2. radicallyADV 重大地; 徹底地
...two large groups of people with radically different beliefs and cultures. …信仰與文化徹底不同的兩大群體。
3. ADJ Radical people believe that there should be great changes in society and try to bring about these changes. 激進的
...threats by left-wing radical groups to disrupt the proceedings. …左翼激進團體要擾亂這些活動的威脅。
4. N-COUNT A radical is someone who has radical views. 激進分子
Vanessa and I had been student radicals together at Berkeley from 1965 to 1967. 瓦妮莎和我在1965年至1967年期間都是伯克利大學(xué)的學(xué)生激進分子。

The feeling among the grassroots of the Party is that the leaders are not radical enough.
This is a desperate situation which requires a truly radical solution .
He belonged to the radical fringes of the party .
She described herself as a radical feminist .
He holds some radical opinions on the subject .