shia

noun

1. 什叶派（伊斯兰教的两大派别之一）
   one of the two main branches of the Islamic religion
2. 什叶派教徒
   a member of the Shia branch of Islam

1. They worry about tensions between Muslims and Coptic Christians in Egypt and between Sunni and Shia Muslims in Saudi Arabia.
   他们担心埃及境内的穆斯林与科普特基督徒之间以及沙特境内逊尼派和什叶派穆斯林之间的紧张对立。
2. You said that there was no history of violence between Shia and Sunni and you were wrong.
   你说逊尼派和什叶派之间历史上没有暴力冲突，你错了。
3. And fault lines must be closed among Muslims as well, as the divisions between Sunni and Shia have led to tragic violence, particularly in Iraq.
   另外，如果我们能够诚实地对待这个问题，穆斯林内部的裂隙也必须弥合，因为逊尼派和什叶派的分歧在某些地方已导致悲惨的暴力，特别是在伊拉克。
4. The same impulses toward extremism are used to justify war between Sunni and Shia, between tribes and clans.
   对极端主义的同样驱动引发逊尼派教徒和什叶派教徒、部落与宗族间的交战。
5. The decision to delay the withdrawal was prompted by recent fighting between the Iraqi army and Shia militants loyal to the radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.
   决定推迟撤军是因为最近伊拉克军队和效忠于激进教士穆克塔达•萨德尔的什叶派武装分子发生了交火。
6. Continue to back Iraqi Shia militia as they cleanse Baghdad of Sunni Arab residents?
   继续支持伊拉克的什叶派民兵，怂恿他们清洗巴格达的逊尼派阿拉伯居民？
7. But their purported leaders, whether Shia, Sunni or Kurd, tend to pursue factional and sectarian advantage, treating institutions as booty in a zero-sum game that threatens the survival of the country.
   但他们所谓的领导人无论是什叶派、逊尼派还是库尔德人倾向于捞取派系和宗派之利，把国家机构当成零和游戏中的战利品。这种零和游戏威胁到伊拉克的存亡。
8. In Shia tradition, this is straightforward because religious leadership is centralised.
   按照什叶派传统，这种动员是直接的，因为什叶派的宗教领导权是集中的。
9. Shia and Sunni Muslims now face a common, grievous enemy.
   什叶派和逊尼派穆斯林眼下面对一个共同的可怕敌人。
10. The grand clerics of both schools – the Shia from Tehran, Qom and Najaf, and the Sunni from Riyadh and Cairo – have called upon their followers to take up arms against Isis.
    两大教派的高级宗教领袖德黑兰、库姆和纳杰夫的什叶派领袖、以及利雅得和开罗的逊尼派领袖都号召各自的信徒们拿起武器抗击ISIS。
11. The Sunni Taliban fighters have always been bitter rivals of Iran's Shia regime, but there is evidence that they may have been thrust together by the remorseless logic of my enemy's enemy is my friend.
    逊尼派的塔利班（SunniTaliban）武装力量一直是伊朗什叶派政权的死对头，但有迹象显示，我敌人的敌人是我的朋友这一残酷的逻辑，可能会把他们拉拢在一起。
12. But now the Shia militants who control southern Lebanon are hugely exercised about the issue.
    但是控制黎巴嫩南部的什叶派武装分子现在对这个问题感到非常不安。
13. This doctrine is intolerant of minorities, including Shia Islam, and abusive of women.
    其教义不容忍包括什叶派在内的少数教派，并且不善待妇女。
14. It is a Shia party, allied with non-Arab Iran.
    它是一个与非阿拉伯的伊朗联盟的什叶派政党。
15. Will the us be comfortable with a Shia dominated government there?
    美国会对那里由什叶派主导的政府感到自在吗？
16. In mainly Shia Basra, most of the insurgency is aimed at British soldiers rather than Iraqis.
    在主要是什叶派的巴士拉，英军比伊拉克士兵受到的攻击更多。
17. In this deadly terrain, Shia Iran and Sunni Saudi Arabia are poisonously sectarian.
    在这个充满仇恨的地区，什叶派的伊朗与逊尼派的沙特水火不容。
18. Still, the weapon's appearance only in Shia areas does hint at an Iranian link.
    不过这种武器只出现在什叶地区暗示和伊朗多少有些关联。
19. The Saudis accuse the Iranians of fuelling Shia unrest in the Gulf and the Saudis now want to secure Pakistan and Afghanistan on their side.
    沙特指责伊朗引起了海湾地区的什叶派动乱，该国目前希望争取巴基斯坦和阿富汗站在自己的一边。
20. On the Shia side, it is not clear whether Mr Sadr has given up violence for good.
    而在什叶派一方，还不清楚Sadr是否是出于善意而停止暴力活动。
21. Many Shia pilgrims are making their way to Karbala for the occasion.
    许多什叶派教徒赶往卡尔巴拉参加此活动。
22. Accusing Iran of fomenting unrest in Bahrain, Riyadh sent troops to help crush a Shia revolt and prop up the ruling al-Khalifa family.
    沙特指责伊朗煽动了巴林的骚乱，随后沙特出兵协助维稳，粉碎了一场什叶派反叛，支撑了执政的阿勒哈利法（al-Khalifa）家族。
23. According to some critics, the president and those around him believe they do not need an intermediary to connect to the Mahdi, the last imam of Shia Muslims.
    根据某些批评人士的说法，内贾德和他身边的那些人认为，他们不需要通过中间人与什叶派穆斯林的最后一个阿訇马赫迪（Mahdi）联系。
24. By blaming others for its domestic ills Saudi Arabia undermines the long-term stability of the region, risking more violence in Bahrain and Yemen, as well as possibly in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates where large Shia communities live.
    沙特将国内问题归咎于其他国家，这种做法损害了该地区的长期稳定，有可能让巴林和也门出现更多的暴力，也给科威特和阿联酋带来危险后两个国家有很大的什叶派聚居区。
25. The militias are said to use the weapons sparingly, mainly in response to attacks on Shia targets.
    民兵声称使用武器非常节省，主要针对袭击什叶目标的报复。
26. Late last month, American and Iraqi troops smashed a Shia cult called the Soldiers of Heaven.
    上月末，美、两军粉碎了一个叫圣军的什叶派极端组织。
27. In Shia villages on the outskirts of the capital, fighting erupts almost every day.
    首都郊区的什叶派城镇几乎每天有冲突爆发。
28. Shia Muslims in Iran mourn the death of their Imam Hussain.
    伊朗的什叶穆斯林为伊玛目侯赛因之死而哀悼。
29. Ill feeling between Sunni and Shia is growing across the Gulf.
    叙尼派和什叶派在海湾地区的不满日益加剧。

noun

1. one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam

   Synonym:    ShiahShiah Islam