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

• 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。
• Treaty of Union, League and Perpetual Confederation
  团结、联合和永远结盟条约
• 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。
• International linen and hemp confederation;
  国际亚麻***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。
• Latin American Confederation of ymca;
  拉丁美洲基督教青年会联合会；
• This is the most difficult work of the Confederation.
  我是拉。这是星际联邦最困难的工作。
• 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。
• 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。
• 1871-British Columbia joins the confederation of Canada.
  1871年的今天，英属哥伦比亚加入加拿大联邦。