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federal adj.联邦制的；联邦政府的；同盟的n.联邦主义者；同盟盟友 (1) 瑞士是联邦制的共和国。(2) 联邦政府的开支正在逐渐削减。 Before the Constitution was ratified, the United States was a loose confederation of states, with no real federal government. The Constitution created a stronger federal government but to this day, there is a conflict between those who want power to go to the states and those who support federal control. States don't seem to mind federal subsidies though.

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英 ['fedərəl] 美 ['fedərəl] (1) Switzerland is a federal republic.(2) Expenditures by the Federal Government have been steadily pared. Federal refers to the national government. The voting age is determined by the federal government while the driving age is decided on a state by state basis. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]联邦的；联邦制的 A federal country or system of government is one in which the different states or provinces of the country have important powers to make their own laws and decisions.   [ADJ n]Five of the six provinces are to become autonomous regions in a new federal system of government.在新的联邦政府体制中，6 省中的 5 个将成为自治区。2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]中央集权式的；集权式联邦制的 Some people use federal to describe a system of government which they disapprove of, in which the different states or provinces are controlled by a strong central government.   [ADJ n]  [disapproval]He does not believe in a federal Europe with centralising powers.他认为一个集权式联邦制在欧洲是不可行的。3[ADJ 形容词]归属联邦政府的；与联邦政府有关的 Federal also means belonging or relating to the national government of a federal country rather than to one of the states within it.   [ADJ n]The federal government controls just 6% of the education budget.联邦政府仅掌控 6％的教育预算。...a federal judge.联邦法官federally...residents of public housing and federally subsidized apartments.公共住房住户和享受联邦政府津贴的公寓住户4[N-COUNT 可数名词]同fed Federals are the same as feds .

英语单词	federal
英美音标	英 ['fedərəl] 美 ['fedərəl]
中文释义	adj.联邦制的；联邦政府的；同盟的 n.联邦主义者；同盟盟友
英语例句	(1) Switzerland is a federal republic. (2) Expenditures by the Federal Government have been steadily pared.
中文例句	(1) 瑞士是联邦制的共和国。 (2) 联邦政府的开支正在逐渐削减。
vocabulary简明	Federal refers to the national government. The voting age is determined by the federal government while the driving age is decided on a state by state basis.
vocabulary扩展	Before the Constitution was ratified, the United States was a loose confederation of states, with no real federal government. The Constitution created a stronger federal government but to this day, there is a conflict between those who want power to go to the states and those who support federal control. States don't seem to mind federal subsidies though.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]联邦的；联邦制的 A federal country or system of government is one in which the different states or provinces of the country have important powers to make their own laws and decisions. [ADJ n] Five of the six provinces are to become autonomous regions in a new federal system of government. 在新的联邦政府体制中，6 省中的 5 个将成为自治区。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]中央集权式的；集权式联邦制的 Some people use federal to describe a system of government which they disapprove of, in which the different states or provinces are controlled by a strong central government. [ADJ n] [disapproval] He does not believe in a federal Europe with centralising powers. 他认为一个集权式联邦制在欧洲是不可行的。 3 [ADJ 形容词]归属联邦政府的；与联邦政府有关的 Federal also means belonging or relating to the national government of a federal country rather than to one of the states within it. [ADJ n] The federal government controls just 6% of the education budget. 联邦政府仅掌控 6％的教育预算。 ...a federal judge. 联邦法官 federally ...residents of public housing and federally subsidized apartments. 公共住房住户和享受联邦政府津贴的公寓住户 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]同fed Federals are the same as feds .

Federal Government States Country System Provinces [Adj N