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

• It's the capital of the canton of Geneva, the second smallest canton in the Swiss Confederation.
  它是瑞士联邦中第二小的州&日内瓦州的首府。
• 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。
• Agreement for a Confederation between the Republic of Croatia and the federation;
  克罗地亚共和国与联邦成立邦联的协定；
• The official trades union council voted to disband itself and re-form as a confederation
  这个官方的工会委员会投票决定解体然后重新组成联盟。
• Which four provinces first formed the Confederation?
  哪四个省率先组成邦联的？
• Other organizations have joined the Confederation for mutual benefit.
  其他组织为了共同的利益也加入了这个联盟。
• The document composed in Philadelphia transformed the confederation of sovereign states into a national government.
  在费城起草的这份文件使具有独立主权的各州组成的邦联变成了国家政府。
• I understand that the Confederation did not come back for some time.
  我了解到星际联邦很长一段时间都没有返回。
• 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。
• 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。