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league n.种类；社团；联盟；同盟；里格（长度单位，约为3英里或3海里）v.（使）结盟 (1) 他们的水平有高低。(2) 我们的俱乐部是足球联合会的一员。(3) 我们班上大多数是团员。(4) 他是长春藤联合会的一员。(5) 几个国家结成了防御联盟。(6) 第一个工人联盟就这样产生了。(7) 我把儿子招入夏季初中体育联盟。(8) 这一同盟是由共产党领导的。(9) 我们要团结起来组成一个反帝同盟。 One would hope that two such different meanings of the same word would have some deep connection far back in word history, but it does not seem to be the case here. The word meaning "an agreement of groups" appears to be related to the French word ligue, also found in ligature ("thing that ties"), while the league of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (an excellent adventure book if you’re in the mood) is from Middle English. We call words like these homographs — since spelling is all they seem to share!

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英 [liːɡ] 美 [liːɡ] (1) They are not in the same league.(2) Our club is a member of the Football League.(3) Most of us in our class are League members.(4) He is a member of the Ivy League.(5) Several nations formed a defense league.(6) Thus the first worker's league came into being.(7) I enrolled my son in a junior sports league for the summer.(8) The League was led by Communists.(9) We should unite and form a league against imperialism. The two meanings of league are quite different — either it’s a group or federation joined for a common purpose (say, your bowling league or the League of Nations) or it’s a rough measurement of about three miles, usually at sea. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]联盟；同盟 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.   [oft in names]...the League of Nations.国际联盟...the World Muslim League.世界穆斯林联盟2[N-COUNT 可数名词]（体育运动队的）联合会，联赛 A league is a group of teams that play the same sport or activity against each other. ...the American League series between the Boston Red Sox and World Champion Oakland Athletics...波士顿红袜队和世界大赛冠军奥克兰运动家队的美国联盟冠军赛对决The club are on the brink of promotion to the Premier League.俱乐部即将晋级超级联赛。3[N-COUNT 可数名词]级别；档次；水平 You use the word league to make comparisons between different people or things, especially in terms of their quality.   [with supp]Her success has taken her out of my league...她的成绩令我望尘莫及。Their record sales would put them in the same league as The Rolling Stones.他们的唱片销量可与“滚石”乐队比肩。4[PHRASE 短语]沆瀣一气；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.   [usu v-link PHR]There is no evidence that the broker was in league with the fraudulent vendor...没有证据表明该经纪人与进行诈骗的卖主狼狈为奸。Williams operated the smuggling scheme in league with his brother.威廉斯串通其弟进行走私活动。

英语单词	league
英美音标	英 [liːɡ] 美 [liːɡ]
中文释义	n.种类；社团；联盟；同盟；里格（长度单位，约为3英里或3海里） v.（使）结盟
英语例句	(1) They are not in the same league. (2) Our club is a member of the Football League. (3) Most of us in our class are League members. (4) He is a member of the Ivy League. (5) Several nations formed a defense league. (6) Thus the first worker's league came into being. (7) I enrolled my son in a junior sports league for the summer. (8) The League was led by Communists. (9) We should unite and form a league against imperialism.
中文例句	(1) 他们的水平有高低。 (2) 我们的俱乐部是足球联合会的一员。 (3) 我们班上大多数是团员。 (4) 他是长春藤联合会的一员。 (5) 几个国家结成了防御联盟。 (6) 第一个工人联盟就这样产生了。 (7) 我把儿子招入夏季初中体育联盟。 (8) 这一同盟是由共产党领导的。 (9) 我们要团结起来组成一个反帝同盟。
vocabulary简明	The two meanings of league are quite different — either it’s a group or federation joined for a common purpose (say, your bowling league or the League of Nations) or it’s a rough measurement of about three miles, usually at sea.
vocabulary扩展	One would hope that two such different meanings of the same word would have some deep connection far back in word history, but it does not seem to be the case here. The word meaning "an agreement of groups" appears to be related to the French word ligue, also found in ligature ("thing that ties"), while the league of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (an excellent adventure book if you’re in the mood) is from Middle English. We call words like these homographs — since spelling is all they seem to share!
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]联盟；同盟 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. [oft in names] ...the League of Nations. 国际联盟 ...the World Muslim League. 世界穆斯林联盟 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（体育运动队的）联合会，联赛 A league is a group of teams that play the same sport or activity against each other. ...the American League series between the Boston Red Sox and World Champion Oakland Athletics... 波士顿红袜队和世界大赛冠军奥克兰运动家队的美国联盟冠军赛对决 The club are on the brink of promotion to the Premier League. 俱乐部即将晋级超级联赛。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]级别；档次；水平 You use the word league to make comparisons between different people or things, especially in terms of their quality. [with supp] Her success has taken her out of my league... 她的成绩令我望尘莫及。 Their record sales would put them in the same league as The Rolling Stones. 他们的唱片销量可与“滚石”乐队比肩。 4 [PHRASE 短语]沆瀣一气；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. [usu v-link PHR] There is no evidence that the broker was in league with the fraudulent vendor... 没有证据表明该经纪人与进行诈骗的卖主狼狈为奸。 Williams operated the smuggling scheme in league with his brother. 威廉斯串通其弟进行走私活动。

League Word Group N Count 可数名词 Club Member Meanings