league
league1
noun
in league
league2
noun
noun
- a collection of people, countries, or groups that combine for a particular purpose, typically mutual protection or cooperation
联盟
the League of Nations.
国际联盟。
■an agreement to combine in this way
联盟条约 - a group of sports clubs which play each other over a period for a championship
体育俱乐部联合会
■the contest for the championship of such a league
体育联赛，联盟杯赛
the year we won the league.
我们赢得联盟杯的那一年。
■[mass noun]. short for rugby league
rugby league 的简称 - a class or category of quality or excellence
（品质，卓越性）水平，类别
the two men were not in the same league.
两人水平不同。
Austin's in a league of his own.
奥斯汀的卓越无人能及。
- [no obj.]join in a league or alliance
参加联盟，加入联盟
Oscar had leagued with other construction firms.
奥斯卡已经和其他建筑公司结盟。
in league
- conspiring with another or others
与…勾结，与…同谋
he is in league with the devil.
他与魔鬼勾结。
- late Middle English (denoting a compact for mutual protection or advantage): via French from Italian lega, from legare 'to bind', from Latin ligare
league2
noun
- a former measure of distance by land, usually about three miles
里格（原陆路长度单位，１里格一般约等于３英里）
- late Middle English: from late Latin leuga, leuca, late Greek leugē, or from Provençal lega (modern French lieue)
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