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

• This is the most difficult work of the Confederation.
  我是拉。这是星际联邦最困难的工作。
• 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。
• Newfoundland joined the confederation in1949.
  纽芬兰1949年加入联盟。
• Caribbean Confederation of credit unions;
  加勒比信用社联合会；
• International linen and hemp confederation;
  国际亚麻***联合会；
• Inter-American Catholic social action confederation;
  美洲天主教社会行动联合会；
• International Confederation of former prisoners of war;
  国际前战俘联合会；
• Are you the president of the Swiss confederation?
  你是瑞士联邦总统吗？
• World Confederation for diplomatic and press relations;
  世界外交和新闻界关系联合会；
• After Yao died, Shun became head of the tribal confederation.
  尧去世后，舜继承了部落联盟领袖的位置。