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coalition

/koʊəˈlɪʃən/

Meanings
noun

联盟，同盟，联合阵线。

A temporary group or union of organizations, usually formed for a particular advantage.

Examples :

"The Liberal Democrats and Conservative parties formed a coalition government in 2010."
自由民主党和保守党在2010年组成了联合政府，也就是为了特定目的而临时组成的联盟政府。
politics government organization group essential toefl

Related Words

Illustration temporary

temporary noun

/ˈtɛmpəɹi/ /ˈtɛmpəˌɹɛɹi/

临时工, 临时人员

"The temporary at the bakery was only there for the summer. "

面包店的那个临时工只在那里干了一个夏天。

Illustration democrats

democrats noun

/ˈdɛməkræts/ /ˈdɛməkɹæts/

民主主义者，民主党人

"The school board is composed of many democrats who believe in equal opportunities for all students. "

学校董事会由许多民主主义者组成，他们坚信所有学生都应享有平等的机会。

Illustration particular

particular noun

/pəˈtɪkjələ/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚ/

细节，要点

"The teacher pointed out a particular detail in the math problem that several students missed. "

老师指出了这道数学题里一个特别的细节，很多学生都忽略了。

Illustration government

government noun

/ˈɡʌvə(n)mənt/ /ˈɡʌvɚ(n)mənt/

政府，政权

"The government decided to raise taxes to fund new schools. "

政府决定提高税收，用以资助新建学校。

Illustration cheetahs

cheetahs noun

/ˈtʃiːtəz/

猎豹，非洲豹。

"Sentence: The zookeeper explained that cheetahs are the fastest land animals, reaching incredible speeds when hunting. "

动物园管理员解释说，猎豹是陆地上速度最快的动物，捕猎时能达到惊人的速度。

Illustration organizations

organizations noun

/ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃənz/ /ˌɔɹɡənɪˈzeɪʃənz/

有条理，井井有条.

"This painting shows little organization at first glance, but little by little the structure becomes clear."

乍一看，这幅画显得没什么条理，但渐渐地，它的结构就清晰起来了。

Illustration collective

collective noun

/kəˈlɛktɪv/

集体农庄，合作农场

"The collective was struggling to afford new equipment for the farm. "

这个集体农庄正努力筹钱购买新的农场设备。

Illustration conservative

conservative noun

/kənˈsɜːvətɪv/ /kənˈsɝvətɪv/

保守派，守旧派

"The conservative on the school board wants to keep the current rules and regulations without changes. "

学校董事会里的那位保守派人士希望保持现有的规章制度不变。

Illustration catching

catching verb

/ˈkætʃɪŋ/

抓住，捕捉。

""The runner is catching the leader in the last lap of the race." "

在比赛最后一圈，跑步者正在追赶领先者。

Illustration increasing

increasing verb

/ɪnˈkɹiːsɪŋ/

增加，增长。

"His rage only increased when I told him of the lost money."

当我告诉他钱丢了的时候，他的怒火更是增长了。

Illustration together

together adjective

/təˈɡɛð.ə(ɹ)/ /təˈɡɛðɚ/

有条理的, 井井有条的。

"The teacher's lesson plan was together, covering all the key concepts logically. "

老师的教案很有条理，逻辑清晰地涵盖了所有关键概念。

Illustration advantage

advantage noun

/ədˈvɑːn.tɪdʒ/ /ədˈvæn.tɪdʒ/

优势, 有利条件.

"The enemy had the advantage of a more elevated position."

敌人占据了地势更高的优势。