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

• Are you the president of the Swiss confederation?
  你是瑞士联邦总统吗？
• The peace treaty will lay the foundations for a loose confederation of sovereign states.
  该和平条约将为主权国家形成松散的同盟关系奠定基础。
• Executive member of China Enterprise Confederation Management Consultation Committee.
  中国企业联合会管理咨询委员会执委单位。
• Inter-American Catholic social action confederation;
  美洲天主教社会行动联合会；
• This is the most difficult work of the Confederation.
  我是拉。这是星际联邦最困难的工作。
• Unquestionably the idea of a universal confederation and a perpetual peace is commended both by common sense and religion.
  毫无疑问，世界联盟和持久和平的观念是受到常识和宗教的拥护的。
• Some of the member states wanted a tighter union rather than the loose confederation that developed.
  一些成员国想要一个紧密的联盟而不是松散发展的联合。
• Africa Confederation of cooperative savings and credit associations;
  非洲储蓄信贷合作社协会联合会；
• Treaty of Union, League and Perpetual Confederation
  团结、联合和永远结盟条约
• Which four provinces first formed the Confederation?
  哪四个省率先组成邦联的？