purple state
noun [ C ] US uk/ˌpɜː.pəl ˈsteɪt/ us/ˌpɝː.pəl ˈsteɪt/
（美国的）紫色州（也称摇摆州，其一半选民支持民主党，一半支持共和党）
a US state where around half the people vote Democrat and around half the people vote Republican
Purple states get all the attention in elections. 紫色州在选举中得到了最多的关注。
They think the purple states are turning Democratic. 他们认为紫色州正在转向民主党。
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- Kerry volunteers flooded the purple states to energize their voters.
- It would be the first sign of turning Florida from a purple state to one that's blue.
- Now it's a purple state leaning blue, if anything.