[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]重大的；根本的；基本的；彻底的Radical changes and differences are very important and great in degree.
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The country needs a period of calm without more surges of radical change...
国家需要一段时间的稳定，其间不要再有重大的变革。
The Football League has announced its proposals for a radical reform of the way football is run in England.
足联宣布了它关于对目前英格兰足球运作方式进行彻底改革的提议。
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...two large groups of people with radically different beliefs and cultures.
信仰和文化上存在根本差异的两大群体
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]激进的；激进派的Radical people believe that there should be great changes in society and try to bring about these changes.
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...threats by left-wing radical groups to disrupt the proceedings.
来自于左翼激进团体可能破坏会议进程的威胁
...political tension between radical and conservative politicians.
激进派和保守派政治人士之间的紧张对峙
A radical is someone who has radical views.激进派；激进分子
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rad·icalAWL/ˈrædɪkl; NAmEˈrædɪkl/
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radicalradicalsadjective[usually before noun ]1concerning the most basic and important parts of sth; thorough and complete 根本的；彻底的；完全的SYN
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◆the need for radical changesin education 对教育进行彻底变革的需要◆demands for radical reform of the law彻底改变法律的要求◆radical differences between the sexes两性间的根本差异2new, different and likely to have a great effect 全新的；不同凡响的◆radical ideas不同凡响的观点◆a radical solution to the problem解决问题的全新方法◆radical proposals有创见的建议3in favour of thorough and complete political or social change 激进的；极端的◆the radical wing of the party党内的激进派◆radical politicians/students/writers激进的政治人物╱学生╱作家4( old-fashioned) ( NAmEslang) very good 很好；非常好▶rad·ic·al·lyAWL/ˈrædɪkli; NAmEˈrædɪkli/adverb◆The new methods are radically different from the old.新的方法迥然不同于旧的方法。◆Attitudes have changed radically.态度发生了根本的变化。noun1a person with radicalopinions 激进分子◆political radicals政治激进分子2( chemistry 化) a group of atoms that behave as a single unit in a number of compounds游离基；自由基☞see also
1change/difference a radical change or difference is very big and importantOPP slight: They are proposing radical changes to the way the company is run. a radical reform of the tax system There are radical differences between the two organizations.2opinions radical ideas are very new and different, and are against what most people think or believe → conservative: He has put forward some very radical ideas. I was shocked by her radical views. a radical approach to education3people someone who is radical has ideas that are very new and different, and against what most people think or believe: a radical left-wing politician a radical feminist4good American English informal very good or enjoyable: That was one radical party last night!COLLOCATIONSnounsa radical change· If that offer is serious, it will mark a radical change in policy.a radical transformation (=a complete change in appearance, especially when this is an improvement)· The city has undergone a radical transformation.radical measures (=extreme actions)· Instead of retreating, he suggested even more radical measures.radical reform (=big changes to a system or organization in order to improve it)· He said the institution was in need of radical reform.a radical overhaul (=big changes in order to improve something)· government plans for a radical overhaul of the health care systema radical difference· There is a radical difference between this and other dieting methods.a radical departure (=something very different)· The design of the building is a radical departure from tradition.a radical rethink (=when you think about a plan or idea again in a very different way)· The Conservative Party leader called for a radical rethink of economic policy.
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radicalradical2 ●○○AWL noun [countable]
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someone who has new and different ideas, especially someone who wants complete social and political change → conservative: radicals on the extreme left wing of the party—radicalism noun [uncountable]
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