confederation

英 [kənˌfedəˈreɪʃn]

美 [kənˌfedəˈreɪʃn]

n.  联盟; 联合体; 加拿大联邦(从1867年7月1日起由若干省和地方组成加拿大)

复数：confederations　

Collins.2 / BNC.8239 / COCA.18262

牛津词典

noun

• 联盟；联合体
  an organization consisting of countries, businesses, etc. that have joined together in order to help each other
  1. the Confederation of British Industry
     英国工业联合会
• 加拿大联邦（从1867年7月1日起由若干省和地方组成加拿大）
  (in Canada) the joining together of provinces and territories forming Canada, which began 1 July, 1867

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES (尤指为商业或政治目的而组成的)联盟，同盟,联合会
  Aconfederationis an organization or group consisting of smaller groups or states, especially one that exists for business or political purposes.
  1. ...the Confederation of Indian Industry.
     印度产业联合会
  2. ...plans to partition the republic into a confederation of mini-states.
     把共和国分割成小国邦联的计划

英英释义

noun

• the act of forming an alliance or confederation
  Synonym:alliance
• a union of political organizations
  Synonym:confederacyfederation
• the state of being allied or confederated
  Synonym:alliance

双语例句

• The two countries made up a confederation for mutual safety.
  这两个国家为了共同安全建立了同盟。
• It's the capital of the canton of Geneva, the second smallest canton in the Swiss Confederation.
  它是瑞士联邦中第二小的州&日内瓦州的首府。
• I had the privilege of sitting at dinner with them at the Confederation of Indian Industry pre-WEF dinner.
  我有幸在世界经济论坛晚餐前在印度工业联盟上与他们共进晚餐。
• This is the most difficult work of the Confederation.
  我是拉。这是星际联邦最困难的工作。
• International linen and hemp confederation;
  国际亚麻大麻联合会；
• African and Near East billiards confederation;
  非洲和近东台球联合会；
• Caribbean Confederation of credit unions;
  加勒比信用社联合会；
• Latin American Confederation of ymca;
  拉丁美洲基督教青年会联合会；
• International Confederation of former prisoners of war;
  国际前战俘联合会；
• The official trades union council voted to disband itself and re-form as a confederation
  这个官方的工会委员会投票决定解体然后重新组成联盟。