/ˈpɑ:ti ||; ˈpɑrtɪ/noun [C] (
plural parties)
1 a social occasion to which people are invited in order to eat, drink and enjoy themselves 聚会；宴会；派对: When we've moved into our new house we're going to have a party. 我们搬进新房子时会办个派对。a birthday/dinner party 生日派对；餐会
2 (also Party) a group of people who have the same political aims and ideas and who are trying to win elections to parliament, etc 政党
The two main political parties in Great Britain are the Labour Party (left-wing) and the Conservative (or Tory) Party (right-wing). There is also a centre party called the Liberal Democrats and some other smaller parties. In the United States the main political parties are the Republicans and the Democrats. 英国的两大政党是工党(Labour Party)（左翼）及保守党(Conservative／Tory Party)（右翼）。还有一个中间派的自由民主党(Liberal Democrats)及其他一些较小的政党。美国的主要政党是共和党(Republicans)及民主党(Democrats)。 3 (often in compounds 常用于构成复合词) a group of people who are working, travelling, etc together （一同工作、旅游等的）一群人，一队人，一行人: a party of tourists 旅游团
4 (formal 正式) one of the people or groups of people involved in a legal case （诉讼的）一方: the guilty/innocent party 有罪╱无罪的一方 ☞ Look at third party. 参看third party。