loyalists

英 [ˈlɔɪəlɪsts]

美 [ˈlɔɪəlɪsts]

n.  (尤指在变动时期对统治者、政府或政党)忠诚的人; 支持大不列颠和北爱尔兰联合的人
loyalist的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （政府或统治者的）忠诚支持者
  Aloyalistis a person who remains firm in their support for a government or ruler.
  1. Party loyalists responded as they always do, waving flags and carrying placards.
     党的忠诚支持者们的反应一如既往，他们挥舞着旗帜，高举着标语牌。

双语例句

• Thatcher's loyalists are worried about the future.
  效忠撒切尔的人对前途感到忧虑。
• He could understand a passive opposition from Kennedy loyalists, but an open one would have dire consequences.
  他了解到忠于肯尼迪的那些人在消极反对他，但是如果他们公开反对，那就会产生可怕的后果。
• A convoy of Qaddafi loyalists laden with arms and gold crossed the border into Niger.
  载满武器弹药和黄金的卡扎菲护卫军近期穿越边境线，进入了尼日尔。
• Rebels told us they've been ambushed by Caddafi loyalists from the desert and from the beach.
  叛军告诉我们，他们被埋伏在沙漠和海滩上的卡扎菲上校的军队袭击了。
• Some units withdrew from their most forward positions overnight after encountering fierce resistance by well-armed Gaddafi loyalists.
  由于遭遇装备精良的卡扎菲效忠者的猛烈抗击，有的部队再夜间从前沿阵地撤了回来。
• The looming invasions of Benghazi and misrata, another big city, may cost the Loyalists heavily in men and materiel, for the defenders have no way of escape.
  由于守卫者已经无路可退，因此即将对班加西和另一个大城市米苏拉塔发动的进攻可能将使忠于卡扎菲的军队付出巨大的人员和物资代价。
• The mercenaries are reportedly fighting alongside Gadhafi loyalists.
  据说这些雇佣兵与效忠卡扎菲的士兵一同战斗。
• NATO says it has destroyed a number of armed vehicles of loyalists forces around Misrata in recent days.
  北约说，他们近几天来已经在米苏拉塔周边摧毁了政府军的许多装甲车。
• It's unclear how many Gaddafi loyalists are still holding out there.
  目前仍不清楚这里还有多少卡扎菲的忠实者。
• Victor Cha, a Korea expert at the Center for International and Strategic Studies, said the tests could reflect a leadership transition in North Korea involving hard-line loyalists and family members gradually succeeding Kim Jong-il.
  美国智库国际战略研究中心（CenterforStrategicandInternationalStudies）朝鲜问题专家VictorCha表示，核试验可能反映朝鲜的领导人更迭，即强硬的忠诚派和家族成员逐步接替金正日。