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tory

/ˈtɔːri/ /ˈtoʊri/

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noun

保守党人，托利党人

Examples :

"My grandfather has always been a Tory and firmly believes in traditional British values. "

我爷爷一直都是保守党人，而且坚信传统的英国价值观。(Wǒ yéye yīzhí dōu shì bǎoshǒudǎngrén, érqiě jiānxìn chuántǒng de Yīngguó jiàzhíguān.)

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noun

保守派，托利党人。

(by extension) One who is like a British Tory; someone politically conservative.

Examples :

"My grandfather is a real Tory; he believes strongly in tradition and limited government intervention. "

我爷爷是个非常保守的人；他坚信传统，并且认为政府不应该过多干预。

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noun

保守党人

(Canadian politics) A member or supporter of the Conservative Party of Canada, one of that party's predecessors, or an affiliated provincial political party.

Examples :

"My neighbour, a strong Tory, always puts up a campaign sign for the Conservative candidate during elections. "

我的邻居是个坚定的保守党人，每次选举期间总会挂出保守党候选人的竞选标语。

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托利党人，保守党人 (Tuōlì dǎngrén, bǎoshǒu dǎngrén).

A member of the political factions that sought to prevent the exclusion of James, Duke of York from the throne of England in the 17th century.

Examples :

"During the intense political debates of the late 17th century, a Tory would have argued that James, the Duke of York, had a rightful claim to the English throne despite his Catholic faith. "

在17世纪末激烈的政治辩论中，一位托利党人会主张，尽管约克公爵詹姆斯信奉天主教，他仍然有权继承英国王位。

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noun

保王党，效忠派。

An Irish rebel fighting against English rule at the end of the Confederate War and Cromwellian invasion; later extended to other rebels or bandits.

Examples :

"During the conflict, local villagers often whispered stories of the tory who ambushed English supply wagons in the hills. "

在那场冲突期间，当地村民经常低声讲述关于那些“托利党”的故事，他们埋伏在山里，袭击英国的补给车队。（这里“托利党”指的是反抗英国统治的爱尔兰叛军。）

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noun

保皇党，效忠派。

(American Revolution) A loyal British subject.

Examples :

"During the American Revolution, a neighbor was labeled a Tory because he openly supported the King of England. "

在美国独立战争期间，一位邻居因为公开支持英国国王而被贴上了保皇党的标签。

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noun

联邦同情者, 联邦支持者

(American Civil War, Confederate states) A Union sympathizer.

Examples :

"During the Civil War in the South, people suspected Mr. Henderson of being a tory because he never openly supported the Confederacy. "

在美国内战期间的南方，人们怀疑亨德森先生是联邦支持者，因为他从未公开支持南方邦联。

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adjective

保守党的，托利党的

(UK politics) Of or belonging to the Tory Party or the Conservative Party.

Examples :

"The newspaper article criticized the government's Tory policies on education. "

这篇报纸文章批评了政府在教育方面奉行的保守党政策。

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adjective

保守党的，托利党的

(Canadian politics) Of or belonging to the Conservative Party of Canada, one of that party's predecessors, or an affiliated provincial political party.

Examples :

"My aunt always votes for the Tory candidate in our riding. "

我阿姨在我们选区总是投票给保守党（托利党）的候选人。

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