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a zealot for sth
表示对某事的狂热支持或热衷。
He is a zealot for environmental protection.
他是环境保护的狂热分子。
狂热者；狂热的支持者
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狂热者；狂热的支持者
a person who is extremely or excessively passionate about their beliefs or goals; a fanatic
He is a zealot for environmental protection.
他是环境保护的狂热分子。
对自己特定信仰或目标充满热情的人,通常指过于热情；狂热者。
One who is zealous, one who is full of zeal for their own specific beliefs or objectives, usually in the negative sense of being too passionate; a fanatic.
公元一世纪在犹太地区反抗罗马人的古代犹太教派成员,杀害或迫害与罗马人合作的犹太人
a member of an ancient Jewish sect in Judea in the first century who fought to the death against the Romans and who killed or persecuted Jews who collaborated with the Romans
某种事物的热情甚至激进的支持者
a fervent and even militant proponent of something
He's a zealot about recycling, and he gets upset when neighbors throw away plastic bottles.
他对于回收利用非常狂热，看到邻居扔掉塑料瓶就会不高兴。
The political zealot refused to listen to any opposing argument.
那个政治狂热者拒绝听任何反对意见。
A religious zealot stood on the corner shouting about the end of the world.
一名宗教狂热者站在街角大声宣讲世界末日。
表示对某事的狂热支持或热衷。
He is a zealot for environmental protection.
他是环境保护的狂热分子。
表示对某种理念或运动的狂热追随。
She is a zealot of minimalist design.
她是极简主义设计的狂热信徒。
复数形式常指一群狂热分子。
The country was overrun by zealots of revolution.
这个国家被革命狂热分子所淹没。
Not this
He is a zealous.
Use this
He is a zealot.
zealous是形容词，意为‘热心的’，不能直接作名词使用；zealot是名词，意为‘狂热者’，应使用名词形式。
Not this
She has a zealot for painting.
Use this
She has a zeal for painting.
zealot指狂热的人，zeal指热情；此处需要表示‘对绘画的热情’，应用zeal。
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宗教狂热者
He was a religious zealot who spent all his time in prayer.
他是一个宗教狂热者，把所有时间都花在祈祷上。
政治狂热者
The political zealot would not listen to any opposing views.
那个政治狂热者不愿听取任何反对意见。
对...狂热的人
She is a zealot for environmental protection.
她是一个环境保护的狂热者。
狂热的信徒
Only a fanatical zealot would commit such an act.
只有狂热的信徒才会做出这样的行为。
...的狂热者
He was a zealot of the old traditions.
他是旧传统的狂热者。
年轻的狂热分子
The young zealot tried to convert everyone he met.
那个年轻的狂热分子试图改变他遇到的每一个人。
发短 /ɛ/ 音 (如 head, bread)
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狂热者（zealot）心中充满zeal（热情），像个狂热的球迷在球场呐喊。
语域：mixed 常见场景：religion、politics 该词常用于宗教、政治等正式或非正式语境，多带贬义，指过度狂热的人。
Note: 'zealot' (/zɛlʌt/) rhymes with 'pellet', 'wallet', and 'bullet'.
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