league
n. 聯盟; 社團; (運動)聯合會、聯賽; 裡格(長度單位,約等於 3 英里)
A league is a group of people, clubs, or countries that have joined together for a particular purpose, or because they share a common interest.
...the League of Nations.
國際聯盟
...the World Muslim League.
世界穆斯林聯盟
A league is a group of teams that play the same sport or activity against each other.
...the American League series between the Boston Red Sox and World Champion Oakland Athletics...
波士頓紅襪隊和世界大賽冠軍奧克蘭運動家隊的美國聯盟冠軍賽對決
The club are on the brink of promotion to the Premier League.
俱樂部即將晉級超級聯賽。
You use the word league to make comparisons between different people or things, especially in terms of their quality.
Her success has taken her out of my league...
她的成績令我望塵莫及。
Their record sales would put them in the same league as The Rolling Stones.
他們的唱片銷量可與“滾石”樂隊比肩。
If you say that someone is in league with another person to do something bad, you mean that they are working together to do that thing.
There is no evidence that the broker was in league with the fraudulent vendor...
沒有證據表明該經紀人與進行詐騙的賣主狼狽為奸。
Williams operated the smuggling scheme in league with his brother.
威廉斯串通其弟進行走私活動。
1. an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
2. an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action
3. an obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles)
1. unite to form a league
club, association, institute, league, union, society
這些名詞均有"社團,會社,協會"之意。
league, federation, union, alliance
這些名詞均含"聯盟,同盟,聯合會"之意。
in league
與…勾結,與…同謀
They are in league with each other.
他們是通同一氣的.
Thus the first worker's league came into being.
第一個工人聯盟就這樣產生了.
The police suspected that the bank clerk was in league with the robbers.
警察懷疑銀行職員與強盜有勾結.
The temperance league wanted to close all the saloons in town.
禁酒聯合會要關閉鎮上所有的酒吧.
United were league champions last season.
聯隊是上個賽季的聯賽冠軍。