英语词汇“league”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	league
释义	league I. \ˈlēg sometimes ˈlig\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English lege, from Late Latin leuga, leuca, of Gaulish origin; akin to the source of Old English lēowe league 1. : any of various units of distance from about 2.4 to 4.6 statute miles; especially : an English unit of about three miles — see land league, marine league 2. : any of various units of land area equal to a square league (as an old Spanish unit equal to 4439 acres or 1796 hectares used in the old California surveys and an old Texas unit equal to 4428.4 acres or 1792.1 hectares) II. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English (Scots) ligg, from Middle French ligue, from Old Italian liga, from ligare to bind, from Latin — more at ligature 1. a. : an agreement or covenant made between two or more nations, heads of state, or other political entities to achieve cooperatively a desired end < leagues are commonly made for mutual defense — Thomas Hobbes > < the league is between states of unequal quality — Sir Walter Scott > b. : an association or combination of nations or other political entities formed by such an agreement or covenant < the economic and social work of the League of Nations — Mary E. Bradshaw > < the Political Committee of the Arab League — H.L.Hoskins > < Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, Connecticut, and New Haven united in a league of friendship — W.S.Sayre > — compare alliance, confederation, entente c. : an association of persons or groups united by common interests or for the achievement of common ends < the organization of leagues for bowling and softball — Robert Hazel > < playwrights and musicians organize themselves into leagues of authors, composers, and performers — Thomas Munro > specifically : an association of baseball clubs — see major league, minor league d. : an informal and often tentative compact or alliance — usually used in the phrase in league < privately in league with some particularly unsavory crooks — John Brooks > < entirely in league with her mother to embarrass me — Lloyd Alexander > 2. : a class or category of a particular quality or rank < a bit out of your league, though — Hugh Cave > < my sons are not in the same league with me when it comes to building a campfire — Hodding Carter > < don't make me laugh, I'm not in your league — Robert De Vries > < had no idea your folks were in that sort of league — Louis Auchincloss > III. verb (-ed/-ing/-s) : to unite in a league : combine for mutual support < we four were leagued together by a tacit treaty — C.E.Montague >
随便看	dealer's choice dealership dealfish deal frame deal in dealing dealing dealing box dealish dealism dealkalization dealkalize dealkylate dealkylation deal lugger pirquet test pirraura pirrauru pirs pirssonite pis pisaca pisacha pis aller pisan

英语词典包含332784条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。