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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

      双语例句

      • Newfoundland joined the confederation in1949.
        纽芬兰1949年加入联盟。
      • Confederation of Central African ngos;
        中非非政府组织联合会;
      • Africa Confederation of cooperative savings and credit associations;
        非洲储蓄信贷合作社协会联合会;
      • 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。
      • International Confederation of former prisoners of war;
        国际前战俘联合会;
      • Which four provinces first formed the Confederation?
        哪四个省率先组成邦联的?
      • The president of the Confederation is elected from the seven to assume special representative functions for a one-year term.
        从七个州中选取出来的联邦的首脑承担着特殊的代表作用,任期1年。
      • Are you the president of the Swiss confederation?
        你是瑞士联邦总统吗?
      • 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。
      • 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。