League
[liːg] or [lig]
解释:
(noun.) an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members.
(noun.) an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action.
(noun.) an obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles).
(verb.) unite to form a league.
卡蜜拉整理--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) A measure of length or distance, varying in different countries from about 2.4 to 4.6 English statute miles of 5.280 feet each, and used (as a land measure) chiefly on the continent of Europe, and in the Spanish parts of America. The marine league of England and the United States is equal to three marine, or geographical, miles of 6080 feet each.
(n.) A stone erected near a public road to mark the distance of a league.
(n.) An alliance or combination of two or more nations, parties, or persons, for the accomplishment of a purpose which requires a continued course of action, as for mutual defense, or for furtherance of commercial, religious, or political interests, etc.
(v. i.) To unite in a league or confederacy; to combine for mutual support; to confederate.
(v. t.) To join in a league; to cause to combine for a joint purpose; to combine; to unite; as, common interests will league heterogeneous elements.
柏格编辑
同义词及近义词：
n. [1]. Alliance, confederation, confederacy, combination, coalition, union.[2]. Three geographical miles.
v. n. Unite, combine, confederate, form a league, form an alliance.
校对:凯特
同义词及反义词：
SYN:Bond, combination, alliance, compact, confederacy, union, coalition,confederation
ANT:Dissolution, disconnection, neutrality, secession, disunion, disruption,alienation, divorce
欧文整理
解释:
n. a bond or alliance: union for mutual advantage.—v.i. to form a league: to unite for mutual interest:—pr.p. leag′uing; pa.t. and pa.p. leagued.—n. Leag′uer one connected with a league.
n. a nautical measure 1⁄20th of a degree 3 geographical miles 3.456 statute miles: an old measure of length varying from the Roman league 1.376 mod. Eng. miles to the French 2.764 miles and the Spanish 4.214 miles.
菲力克斯校对
例句:
- From the side where I now stood Montanvert was exactly opposite, at the distance of a league; and above it rose Mont Bl?nc, in awful majesty. 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.
- He imagined that Venn and Mrs. Yeobright were in league, and felt that there was a certain legitimacy in combating such a coalition. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
- The League is at present a mere partial league of governments and states. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- In particular there was a movement for some sort of world league, a League of Nations. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- It may be that several partial leagues may precede any world league. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- There is a double league which makes a fair balance of military power. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
- The field of ice is almost a league in width, but I spent nearly two hours in crossing it. 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.
- Shaking hands, with emphasis, added Shirley, as if they were ratifying some solemn league and covenant. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- Except in certain specified instances the league of this Covenant could make only unanimous decisions. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- The Church was to be the ruler of the world over all nations, the divinely led ruling power over a great league of terrestrial states. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- Stuart describes his spouts as appearing no bigger than a mast, and sometimes less; but they were seen at a league and a half distance. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
- Then some one started the report that the stranger was in league with the devil, and soon a mob had broken into his lodgings and found his stock of Bibles. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
- Through all this time Persia appears and reappears as the ally first of this league and then of that. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- Third, there can be no leagues or alliances or special covenants and understandings within the general and common family of the League of Nations. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- There was a league between them, abhorrent to them both. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
- For a thousand leagues have nearly the same effect with a thousand years. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
- My wife, said Defarge aloud, addressing Madame Defarge: I have travelled certain leagues with this good mender of roads, called Jacques. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
- And Dr. Pillule is my very good friend, was the answer, in perfect English; but he is busy at a place three leagues off, and I am come in his stead. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- In this state they traversed without change, except of horses and pace, all the mire-deep leagues that lay between them and the capital. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
- This island of Luggnagg stands south-eastward of Japan, about a hundred leagues distant. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.
- I have been carted out of Marseilles in the dead of night, and carried leagues away from it packed in straw. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
- It may be that several partial leagues may precede any world league. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- Where promises are not observed, there can be no leagues nor alliances. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
- Two leagues beyond the summit of the hill? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
- The problem was settled easily enough for his purpose by Jules Verne, in his Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
- At the utmost their minds reached out to alliances and leagues. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- Third, there can be no leagues or alliances or special covenants and understandings within the general and common family of the League of Nations. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- He had been some few leagues behind Monseigneur, early in the afternoon. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
- Yes; at the distance of a thousand leagues! 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
- He said, by the best computation he could make, we were at least a hundred leagues. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.
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