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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

council

英  [ˈkaʊnsəl]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词

  • councils

    1. [C 可数名词] 政务委员会

    A council is a group of people who are elected to govern a local area such as a city.

    近义词

    local authority

    双语例句

    例：

    The city council has voted almost unanimously in favour.

    市政委员会几乎全部投了赞成票。

    例：

    Cheshire County Council.

    柴郡市政委员会。

    例：

    David Ward, one of just two Liberal Democrats on the council.

    戴维·沃德，市政委员会中仅有的两位自由民主党人之一。

    例：

    reports of local council meetings.

    地方市政委员会会议报告。

    2. [C 可数名词] 委员会

    Council is used in the names of some organizations.

    双语例句

    例：

    the National Council for Civil Liberties.

    国家公民自由委员会。

    例：

    the Arts Council.

    艺术委员会。

    3. [C 可数名词] 管理委员会

    In some organizations, the council is the group of people that controls or governs it.

    双语例句

    例：

    The permanent council of the Organization of American States meets today here in Washington.

    美洲国家组织常务委员会今天在华盛顿召开会议。

    4. [C 可数名词] 会议

    A council is a specially organized, formal meeting that is attended by a particular group of people.

    近义词

    conference

    双语例句

    例：

    President Najibullah said he would call a grand council of all Afghans.

    纳吉布拉总统说他将召开全阿富汗人大会。

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