| 单词 | allied |
| 释义 | allied (once / 589 pages) adj Allied means united or joined together. If two countries are allied, they are on the same side and have common interests. When two people are allied, they are friendly — or at least cooperative. To be allied means to have an agreement to work together, so when politicians are allied on a bill, they've pledged to join forces and unite for a common cause. In a war, allied countries are fighting on the same side. Allied comes from ally, which first meant "join in marriage," from the Latin root alligare, "bind to." WORD FAMILYally: Allies, alliance, allied, allies, allying, misally+/alliance: alliances/misalliance: misalliances/misally: misalliance, misallied USAGE EXAMPLESOn the one side, Syrian government forces, allied militias and the Russian military. BBC(Dec 30, 2016) Iran would also help monitor compliance by Mr. Assad’s government and by allied Shiite militias, including Hezbollah, he said. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) He and his group are from Raqqa, and though they are loosely allied with the SDF, they fly the flag of the Free Syrian Army. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) 1adj joined by treaty or agreement Syn aligned brought into agreement or cooperation on the side of a faction, party, or cause 2adj united in a confederacy or league Syn confederate, confederative united characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity 3adj related by common characteristics or ancestry allied species allied studies Syn related connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage Allied (once / 1140 pages) 1adj 2adj WORD FAMILY Allied USAGE EXAMPLESIn early 1917, with the United States about to join the Allied cause, baseball’s leadership wondered how to proceed. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) Leighton Green arrived in France in March 1916 aged 33, driven in part by a belief that the Allied cause was a just one. BBC(Dec 25, 2016) Shortly after, the US joined the Allied forces. BBC(Dec 25, 2016) 1 adj of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War I 2the Allied powers adj of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War II an Allied victory the Allied armies |
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