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单词 alliance
释义 alliance
alliance /əˈlaɪ.əns/ noun [C]
1
C2 a group of countries, political parties, or people who have agreed to work together because of shared interests or aims:
» a military alliance» NATO is sometimes called the Atlantic Alliance.Thesaurus+: ↑Groups of people
2
C2 an agreement to work with someone else to try to achieve the same thing:
» The three smaller parties have forged/formed an alliance against the government.» Some of us feel that the union is in alliance with management against us.Thesaurus+: ↑Creating alliances
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Extra Examples:» All the countries have proclaimed their loyalty to the alliance.» Religious fanatics have formed an unholy alliance with right wing groups.» A chain can only be as strong as its weakest link, so we must look at the least committed country to see if the alliance will hold.» All these different political elements have somehow been yoked together to form a new alliance.» The party is a loose alliance of environmentalists and left-wingers.
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