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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- socialism ['səuʃəlɪzəm]
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noun
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社会主义
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noun
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社会主义
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- socialism ['səυʃə"lɪzəm]
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an economic theory or system in which the means of production, distribution, and exchange are owned by the community collectively, usually through the state. It is characterized by production for use rather than profit, by equality of individual wealth, by the absence of competitive economic activity, and, usually, by government determination of investment, prices, and production levels - Compare capitalism
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any of various social or political theories or movements in which the common welfare is to be achieved through the establishment of a socialist economic system
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(in Leninist theory) a transitional stage after the proletarian revolution in the development of a society from capitalism to communism: characterized by the distribution of income according to work rather than need
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an economic theory or system in which the means of production, distribution, and exchange are owned by the community collectively, usually through the state. It is characterized by production for use rather than profit, by equality of individual wealth, by the absence of competitive economic activity, and, usually, by government determination of investment, prices, and production levels - Compare capitalism
Examples
- Socialism is one important line of political thinking in Europe, as well as liberalism and conservatism.
- 与自由主义和保守主义一样，社会主义也属于欧洲政治思想体系中的重要一支。 → socialism
- a commitment to nationalization was the banner of British socialism → banner
- to espouse socialism → espouse
- another step towards socialism → step
- 背离社会主义的言论
- views departing from socialism → 背离
- 投机倒把是拆社会主义的墙脚。
- Speculation undermines socialism. → 拆墙脚
- 社会主义初级阶段
- the primary stage of socialism → 初级阶段
- 社会主义的光明大道
- the bright road of socialism → 光明
- 从社会主义过度到共产主义
- transition from socialism to communism → 过度
- 建设具有中国特色的社会主义
- build a socialism with Chinese characteristics → 具有
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