alliance

noun

/əˈlaɪəns/

Word Family

ally verb noun
allied adjective
alliance noun

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an agreement between countries, political parties, etc. to work together in order to achieve something that they all want
- to form/make an alliance
- alliance with somebody/something The Social Democrats are now in alliance with the Greens.
- alliance between A and B an alliance between education and business to develop the use of technology in schools
Extra Examples
- The government has tried to forge alliances with environmentalists.
- The government, in alliance with the army, has decided to ban all public meetings for a month.
- The marriage was meant to cement the alliance between the two countries.
- The uneasy alliance between such different people just cannot last.
- They broke off the alliance with Sparta.
- They have alliances with other companies.
- an alliance with China
- an unholy alliance between the Fascists and the Communists
- old alliances against enemies that no longer exist
- the shifting alliances among the various political groups
Topics Discussion and agreementc1, Politicsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- broad
- grand
- close
- …
verb + alliance
- have
- seek
- announce
- …
preposition
- in alliance with
- alliance against
- alliance between
- …
phrases
- alliance of convenience
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a group of people, political parties, etc. who work together in order to achieve something that they all want
- The Green Alliance was formed to campaign against environmental damage.
Extra Examples
- Seven more countries have been invited to join the alliance.
- The organization is a broad alliance of many different groups.
- The Movement for Multiparty Democracy was a loose alliance of opposition parties.
- The right-wing alliance was dedicated to promoting Afrikaner self-determination.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- broad
- grand
- close
- …
verb + alliance
- have
- seek
- announce
- …
preposition
- in alliance with
- alliance against
- alliance between
- …
phrases
- alliance of convenience
See full entry

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French aliance, from alier ‘to ally’, from Latin alligare ‘bind together’, from ad- ‘to’ + ligare ‘to bind’.

单词	alliance
释义	alliance noun /əˈlaɪəns/ /əˈlaɪəns/ Word Family ally verb noun allied adjective alliance noun jump to other results an agreement between countries, political parties, etc. to work together in order to achieve something that they all want to form/make an alliance alliance with somebody/something The Social Democrats are now in alliance with the Greens. alliance between A and B an alliance between education and business to develop the use of technology in schools Extra Examples The government has tried to forge alliances with environmentalists. The government, in alliance with the army, has decided to ban all public meetings for a month. The marriage was meant to cement the alliance between the two countries. The uneasy alliance between such different people just cannot last. They broke off the alliance with Sparta. They have alliances with other companies. an alliance with China an unholy alliance between the Fascists and the Communists old alliances against enemies that no longer exist the shifting alliances among the various political groups Topics Discussion and agreementc1, Politicsc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective broad grand close … verb + alliance have seek announce … preposition in alliance with alliance against alliance between … phrases alliance of convenience See full entry a group of people, political parties, etc. who work together in order to achieve something that they all want The Green Alliance was formed to campaign against environmental damage. Extra Examples Seven more countries have been invited to join the alliance. The organization is a broad alliance of many different groups. The Movement for Multiparty Democracy was a loose alliance of opposition parties. The right-wing alliance was dedicated to promoting Afrikaner self-determination. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective broad grand close … verb + alliance have seek announce … preposition in alliance with alliance against alliance between … phrases alliance of convenience See full entry Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French aliance, from alier ‘to ally’, from Latin alligare ‘bind together’, from ad- ‘to’ + ligare ‘to bind’.
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