league

英 [liːɡ]

美 [liːɡ]

n.  (体育运动队的)联合会，联赛; (质量、能力等的)等级，级别，水平; 联盟; 同盟
v.  (使)结盟; (使)联合[团结]; 一鼻孔出气; 组成联盟

复数：leagues　现在分词：leaguing　过去式：leagued　第三人称单数：leagues　过去分词：leagued　

高考TOEFLCET4考研TEM4

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1181 / COCA.1951

同义词辨析

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习惯用语

n.

in league (with sb)
• （与…）秘密串通，勾结
  making secret plans with sb

牛津词典

noun

• （体育运动队的）联合会，联赛
  a group of sports teams who all play each other to earn points and find which team is best
  1. major-league baseball
     棒球大联赛
  2. United were league champions last season.
     联队是上个赛季的联赛冠军。
• （质量、能力等的）等级，级别，水平
  a level of quality, ability, etc.
  1. As a painter, he is in a league of his own (= much better than others) .
     作为画家，他独领风骚。
  2. They're in a different league from us.
     他们与我们不属同一个级别。
  3. When it comes to cooking, I'm not in her league (= she is much better than me) .
     提到烹饪，我的水平远比不上她。
  4. A house like that is out of our league (= too expensive for us) .
     那样的房子不是我们这号人买得起的。
• 联盟；同盟
  a group of people or nations who have combined for a particular purpose
  1. the League of Nations
     国际联盟
  2. a meeting of the Women's League for Peace
     妇女和平联盟会议
• 里格（长度单位，约等于3英里或4 000米）
  a unit for measuring distance, equal to about 3 miles or 4 000 metres

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 联盟；同盟
  Aleagueis a group of people, clubs, or countries that have joined together for a particular purpose, or because they share a common interest.
  1. ...the League of Nations.
     国际联盟
  2. ...the World Muslim League.
     世界穆斯林联盟
• N-COUNT （体育运动队的）联合会，联赛
  Aleagueis a group of teams that play the same sport or activity against each other.
  1. ...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
  2. The club are on the brink of promotion to the Premier League.
     俱乐部即将晋级超级联赛。
• N-COUNT 级别；档次；水平
  You use the wordleagueto make comparisons between different people or things, especially in terms of their quality.
  1. Her success has taken her out of my league...
     她的成绩令我望尘莫及。
  2. 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。
• PHRASE 沆瀣一气；勾结
  If you say that someone isin league withanother person to do something bad, you mean that they are working together to do that thing.
  1. 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。
  2. Williams operated the smuggling scheme in league with his brother.
     威廉斯串通其弟进行走私活动。

英英释义

noun

• an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
  Synonym:conference
• an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action
• an obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles)

verb

• unite to form a league

双语例句

• They didn't come last in their league.
  他们没有在联赛中垫底。
• They're ready to go all out for the Premier League title next season.
  他们准备全力以赴，夺取下赛季的超级联赛冠军。
• 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。
• Once a tough defensive team, the Saints now have the most porous defence in the league.
  圣徒队一度防御能力很强，现在却成了联盟里防守漏洞最多的队伍。
• I understand Coca-Cola are to be named as the new sponsors of the League Cup later this week
  我知道可口可乐公司将在本周晚些时候被指定为联赛杯的新赞助商。
• Scottish football would be subsumed by a British League.
  苏格兰足球将被纳入某个英国足球联赛。
• Britain has dropped from second to third place in the league.
  英国在联赛中的排名从第二位降到了第三位。
• The New England team are the worst in the league.
  新英格兰队是联盟中最差的队。
• Whittingham, the League's top scorer, had an off day, missing three good chances.
  联赛最佳射手惠廷厄姆状态不佳，错失了3个得分良机。
• Brydon's team-mate Martin Williamson consolidated his lead in the National League when he won the latest round.
  布赖登的队友马丁·威廉森在最近一轮比赛中获胜，巩固了自己在全国联赛中的领先地位。