新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

league

英  [liːg]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • leagues

    1[C 可数名词] 联盟 , 协会

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    the League of Nations.

    国际联盟。

    2[C 可数名词] (各种运动队的)联盟

    A league is a group of teams that play the same sport or activity against each other.

    双语例句

    例:

    the American League series between the Boston Red Sox and World Champion Oakland Athletics.

    波士顿红袜队和世界冠军奥克兰运动家队之间的美国职业棒球联盟系列赛。

    3[C 可数名词] 级别 , 水平

    You use league to make comparisons between different people or things, especially in terms of their quality.

    双语例句

    例:

    Her success has taken her out of my league.

    她的成功使她跃居于我之上。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • in league

    1(与某人)勾结

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    There is no evidence that the broker was in league with the fraudulent vendor.

    没有代理人和奸商相勾结的证据。