| 单词 | ally |
| 释义 | ally (once / 95 pages) nv If you have an ally, you have someone who is on your side, like a more experienced teammate who is your ally in convincing the coach to give you more playing time. Ally comes from the Latin word alligare, meaning "to bind to," like nations who are allies in wartime — they will act together, and protect one another. You can also use ally as a verb, meaning "join forces with." For example, you might ally yourself with influential people to advance your career. As a noun, pronounce ally like this: "AL-eye." As a verb, it's "uh-LIE." WORD FAMILYally: Allies, alliance, allied, allies, allying, misally+/alliance: alliances/misalliance: misalliances/misally: misalliance, misallied USAGE EXAMPLESThe rebel groups questioned Russia’s ability to force the Syrian government and their allies to abide by the terms of the ceasefire deal. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) Israel’s main ally, for allowing the United Nations to censure his government over its controversial plans to build new settlements in the occupied West Bank. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) Taiwan was a Japanese colony from 1895 to the end of World War II and fought along Japan, a German ally, in the Asian theater. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n a friendly nation Hyper body politic, commonwealth, country, land, nation, res publica, state a politically organized body of people under a single government 2n an associate who provides cooperation or assistance he's a good ally in fight Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper friend enemy, foe a personal enemy blood brother a male sworn (usually by a ceremony involving the mingling of blood) to treat another as his brother associate a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor 3v become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage He allied himself with the Communists Hypo|Hyper misally make a bad alliance; ally inappropriately affiliate, associate, assort, consort keep company with; hang out with |
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