单词 | league |
释义 | league 1. n. & v. --n   1. a collection of people, countries, groups, etc., combining for a particular purpose, esp. mutual protection or cooperation.   2. an agreement to combine in this way.   3. a group of sports clubs which compete over a period for a championship.   4. a class of contestants. --vintr. (leagues, leagued, leaguing) (often foll. by together) join in a league. Phrases and idioms in league allied, conspiring. league football Austral. Rugby League or Australian Rules football played in leagues. league table   1. a listing of competitors as a league, showing their ranking according to performance.   2. any list of ranking order. Etymology: F ligue or It. liga, var. of lega f. legare bind f. L ligare 2. n. archaic a varying measure of travelling-distance by land, usu. about three miles. Etymology: ME, ult. f. LL leuga, leuca, of Gaulish orig. |
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