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confederation

/kənfɛdəˈɹeɪʃən/

Meanings
noun

邦联，联盟。

A union or alliance of states or political organizations.

Examples :

"Several student clubs formed a confederation to organize a school-wide fundraising event. "
几个学生俱乐部组成了一个联盟，共同组织了一场全校范围的募捐活动。
politics government nation state organization history

Related Words

Illustration forming

forming verb

/ˈfɔːmɪŋ/ /ˈfɔɹmɪŋ/

形成，构成

"Clouds were forming interesting shapes in the sky. "

天空中云朵正在形成有趣的形状。

Illustration communities

communities noun

/kəˈmjuːnɪtiz/

社区，社群。

""Different immigrant communities in the city often maintain their own unique cultural traditions and languages." "

城市里不同的移民社群常常保留着他们自己独特的文化传统和语言。

Illustration neighborhood

neighborhood noun

/ˈneɪbə.hʊd/ /ˈneɪbɚˌhʊd/

睦邻，近邻关系，睦邻友好。

"Our neighborhood was our only reason to exchange hollow greetings."

我们之间仅存的邻里关系让我们不得不虚情假意地打招呼。

Illustration several

several noun

/ˈsɛv(ə)ɹəl/

几块私有土地, 私人 земельный участок

"The family owns several, a small plot of land behind their house. "

这家人拥有几块私有土地，就在他们房子后面有一小块。

Illustration organize

organize verb

/ˈɔːɡənaɪz/ /ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/

组织，整理，安排。

"To prepare for the big test, Sarah organized her study materials into folders, so she could easily find what she needed. "

为了准备大考，莎拉把学习资料整理成了文件夹，这样她就能很容易地找到需要的东西。

Illustration states

states noun

/steɪts/

状态，情形

"The current economic states are causing many people to worry about job security. "

当前的经济状态让很多人担心工作保障问题。

Illustration fundraising

fundraising noun

/ˈfʌndˌɹeɪzɪŋ/

筹款，募款

"The school's annual fundraising helps pay for field trips and new equipment. "

学校每年的筹款活动可以帮助支付实地考察的费用和购买新设备。

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 student

student noun

/ˈstjuː.dənt/ /ˈstu.dn̩t/

学生，学员

"He is a student of life."

他是一个在人生中不断学习的人。

Illustration increase

increase noun

/ɪnˈkriːs/ /ˈɪŋkriːs/

增长，增加额。

"The increase in homework assignments this week was significant. "

这周的家庭作业量增长了很多。

Illustration alliance

alliance noun

/əˈlaɪ.əns/

联盟，结盟

"matrimonial alliances; an alliance between church and state, or between two countries"

婚姻联盟；教会与国家之间，或两国之间的联盟

Illustration political

political noun

/pəˈlɪtɪkəl/

政客，政治人物

"The school's political represented the students' concerns to the principal. "

学校的政客向校长反映了学生的担忧。