alliance
noun[C]
uk/əˈlaɪ.əns/us/əˈlaɪ.əns/C2
agroupofcountries,politicalparties, orpeoplewho haveagreedtoworktogether because ofsharedinterestsoraims:
结盟国家(或团体),同盟国家(或团体)amilitaryalliance军事同盟
NATOis sometimes called the Atlantic Alliance.北约有时被称作大西洋同盟。
C2
anagreementtoworkwith someoneelsetotrytoachievethe same thing:
联盟,结盟;同盟The threesmallerpartieshaveforged/formedan allianceagainstthegovernment.三个小政党结成反政府联盟。
Some of usfeelthat theunionisin alliance withmanagementagainst us.我们中一些人感到工会和资方联合起来对付我们。
- All thecountrieshaveproclaimedtheirloyaltyto the alliance.
- Religiousfanaticshaveformedanunholyalliance withrightwinggroups.
- Achaincan only be asstrongasitsweakestlink, so we mustlookat the leastcommittedcountrytoseeif the alliance willhold.
- All these differentpoliticalelementshavesomehowbeenyokedtogether toforma new alliance.
- Thepartyis aloosealliance ofenvironmentalistsand left-wingers.
Groups of people
- an
- anti-gang
- assemblage
- babyboomer
- band
- bunch
- flock
- focus group
- foursome
- fraternity
- gaggle
- mafia
- silent majority
- sisterhood
- special interest group
- splinter group
- squad
- steering committee
- suspect
- trio
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