confederation
英 [kənˌfedəˈreɪʃn]
美 [kənˌfedəˈreɪʃn]
n. 联盟; 联合体; 加拿大联邦(从1867年7月1日起由若干省和地方组成加拿大)
Collins.2 / BNC.8239 / COCA.18262
牛津词典
noun
- 联盟；联合体
an organization consisting of countries, businesses, etc. that have joined together in order to help each other- the Confederation of British Industry
英国工业联合会
- the Confederation of British Industry
- 加拿大联邦（从1867年7月1日起由若干省和地方组成加拿大）
(in Canada) the joining together of provinces and territories forming Canada, which began 1 July, 1867
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES (尤指为商业或政治目的而组成的)联盟，同盟,联合会
Aconfederationis an organization or group consisting of smaller groups or states, especially one that exists for business or political purposes.- ...the Confederation of Indian Industry.
印度产业联合会 - ...plans to partition the republic into a confederation of mini-states.
把共和国分割成小国邦联的计划
- ...the Confederation of Indian Industry.
英英释义
noun
- the act of forming an alliance or confederation
- a union of political organizations
- the state of being allied or confederated
双语例句
- Which four provinces first formed the Confederation?
哪四个省率先组成邦联的？ - Caribbean Confederation of credit unions;
加勒比信用社联合会； - The peace treaty will lay the foundations for a loose confederation of sovereign states.
该和平条约将为主权国家形成松散的同盟关系奠定基础。 - Unquestionably the idea of a universal confederation and a perpetual peace is commended both by common sense and religion.
毫无疑问，世界联盟和持久和平的观念是受到常识和宗教的拥护的。 - International Confederation of former prisoners of war;
国际前战俘联合会； - The president of the Confederation is elected from the seven to assume special representative functions for a one-year term.
从七个州中选取出来的联邦的首脑承担着特殊的代表作用，任期1年。 - Agreement for a Confederation between the Republic of Croatia and the federation;
克罗地亚共和国与联邦成立邦联的协定； - International linen and hemp confederation;
国际亚麻大麻联合会； - The document composed in Philadelphia transformed the confederation of sovereign states into a national government.
在费城起草的这份文件使具有独立主权的各州组成的邦联变成了国家政府。 - Newfoundland joined the confederation in1949.
纽芬兰1949年加入联盟。