| 复合形式： |
| CE nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | initialism (civil engineer) | 土木工程师
tǔ mù gōng chéng shī |
| | Kevin works as a CE and makes a decent salary. |
| civil affairs nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." | (UN: with local authorities) | 民政事务
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| civil affairs nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." | US (military: with civil authorities) (美国军队) | 民事部队
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| civil ceremony nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (non-religious wedding) | 世俗婚礼仪式
shì sú hūn lǐ yí shì |
| | | 非宗教的婚礼仪式
fēi zōng jiào de hūn lǐ yí shì |
| | They preferred a simple civil ceremony at city hall, but her mother insisted on a large church wedding. |
| civil court nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | UK (city court, non-criminal court) | 民事法庭
mín shì fǎ tíng |
| | A civil court deals with non-criminal matters, such as eviction proceedings, anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs), debt hearings and family proceedings. |
| civil disobedience nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (peaceful protest) | 不合作主义
bù hé zuò zhǔ yì |
| | | 非暴力抵抗
fēi bào lì dǐ kàng |
| | More than 40 people have been arrested and charged with civil disobedience. |
| civil disorder nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (public unrest) | 市民动乱
shì mín dòng luàn |
| | | 市民暴乱
shì mín bào luàn |
| | There was civil disorder outside the stadium after the soccer game. |
| civil engineer nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | ([sb] who designs public works) | 土木工程师
tǔ mù gōng chéng shī |
| | Ruth is studying to be a civil engineer. |
| civil engineering nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (design and building of structures) | 土木工程
tǔ mù gōng chéng |
| | The construction of buildings, roads and bridges is all part of civil engineering. |
| civil law nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (laws about private matters, rights) | 民法
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| civil liberties nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." | (personal freedom) | 公民自由
gōng mín zì yóu |
| | Al-Kidd claimed the Attorney General had violated his civil liberties by treating him like a terrorist. |
| civil liberties nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." | (against governmental abuse) | 公民自由
gōng mín zì yóu |
| | Many people died in the battle for universal suffrage and other civil liberties. |
| civil liberty nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (against governmental abuse) | 公民自由
gōng mín zì yóu |
civil partnership,
civil union nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (legal contract between couple) | 民事伴侣关系
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| | It is pure discrimination to say that we can form a civil partnership but we cannot get married. |
| civil rights nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." | (individual rights in a society,) | 公民权利
gōng mín quán lì |
| | If you don't claim and defend your civil rights you risk losing them. |
| civil rights movement nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (campaign for human freedoms) | 人权运动
rén quán yùn dòng |
| | Martin Luther King, Jr. is a hero of the civil rights movement in the USA. |
| civil servant nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (government employee) | 公务员
gōng wù yuán |
| | Some civil servants give the government a bad name. |
| civil service nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (government workers) | 政府行政部门
zhèng fǔ xíng zhèng bù mén |
| | (总称) | 公务员
gōng wù yuán |
| | Denise had spent her entire career working for the civil service. |
| civil society nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (unofficial institutions of society) | 民间团体
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| civil unrest nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (law: disorder) | 动乱
dòng luàn |
| civil war nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (country's internal war) | 内战
nèi zhàn |
| | The civil war has displaced almost half the country's population. |
the Civil War,
the American Civil War nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | historical, US (war between US states) | 美国内战
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| | The American Civil War broke out in April 1861. |
| civil wedding nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (marriage: non-religious) | 非宗教形式的婚礼
fēi zōng jiào xíng shì de hūn lǐ |
| | | 世俗婚礼
shì sú hūn lǐ |
| | The bride and groom decided on a civil wedding as they were not themselves religious people. |
| in a civil manner advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (politely, courteously) | 有礼貌地
yǒu lǐ mào de |
| | Can we close this conversation in a civil manner? |