vt. 〔美国〕(为本党利益)不公正地改划(州、县等的选区)；任意改划(一地区的选区)以谋取利益。 vi. 不公正地划分选区。 n. 不公正地划分的选区。
an act of gerrymandering (dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage)
divide unfairly and to one''s advantage; of voting districts
例句与用法
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A district or configuration of districts differing widely in size or population because of gerrymandering 不公正划分的选区由于不公正划分选区而在面积和人口方面差异极大的一个区或选区结构
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Since most incumbents are safe , because of gerrymandering and the greater ease with which they can raise money , the result will depend on a couple of dozen hard - fought races 由于大多数在职者都可以安全地为本党利益改划选区，并且也更易于筹款，竞选的结果将取决于数十场硬仗式的竞争。
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For all the gerrymandering , and in spite of the culture of extremism and intimidation fostered over the past five years , ordinary americans have made clear they have had enough 尽管有各种各样的操纵，尽管美国过去5年形成了极端主义和威胁恐吓的风气，但美国普通人已明确表态：他们受够了。
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One such scheme involves an improved control method designed to automatically quarantine trouble spots and gerrymander the remaining grid into islands of balanced load and generation 可行方案之一是改良控制方法，自动将出错的部份隔离起来，并将剩馀的电力输送网重新划分成数个供需平衡的独立区域。
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