league 音标拼音: [l'ig]
n .
C 同盟,联盟;联合会,社团;种类,范畴
v . 结盟,联合
C 同盟,联盟;联合会,社团;种类,范畴结盟,联合
league n 1 :
an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members [
synonym : {
league }, {
conference }]
2 :
an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action 3 :
an obsolete unit of distance of variable length (
usually 3 miles )
v 1 :
unite to form a league League \
League \ (
l [=
e ]
g ),
n . [
Cf .
OE .
legue ,
lieue ,
a measure of length ,
F .
lieue ,
Pr .
lega ,
legua ,
It . &
LL .
lega ,
Sp .
legua ,
Pg .
legoa ,
legua ;
all fr .
LL .
leuca ,
of Celtic origin :
cf .
Arm .
leo ,
lev (
perh .
from French ),
Ir .
leige (
perh .
from English );
also Ir . &
Gael .
leac a flag ,
a broad ,
flat stone ,
W .
llech , --
such stones having perh .
served as a sort of milestone (
cf . {
Cromlech }).]
1 .
A measure of length or distance ,
varying in different countries from about 2 .
4 to 4 .
6 English statute miles of 5 ,
280 feet each ,
and used (
as a land measure )
chiefly on the continent of Europe ,
and in the Spanish parts of America .
The marine league of England and the United States is equal to three marine ,
or geographical ,
miles of 6080 feet each .
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
The English land league is equal to three English statute miles .
The Spanish and French leagues vary in each country according to usage and the kind of measurement to which they are applied .
The Dutch and German leagues contain about four geographical miles ,
or about 4 .
6 English statute miles .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
A stone erected near a public road to mark the distance of a league . [
Obs .]
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League \
League \ (
l [=
e ]
g ),
n . [
F .
ligue ,
LL .
liga ,
fr .
L .
ligare to bind ;
cf .
Sp .
liga .
Cf . {
Ally }
a confederate , {
Ligature }.]
1 .
An alliance or combination of two or more nations ,
parties ,
organizations ,
or persons ,
for the accomplishment of a purpose which requires a continued course of action ,
as for mutual defense ,
or for furtherance of commercial ,
religious ,
or political interests ,
etc .
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1913 Webster ]
And let there be '
Twixt us and them no league ,
nor amity . --
Denham .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
Specifically : (
Sports )
An association of sports teams that establishes rules of play ,
decides questions of membership in the league ,
and organizes matches between the member teams .
In some cases a sports league is called a {
conference },
as in the {
National Football Conference }.
[
PJC ]
Note :
A league may be offensive or defensive ,
or both ;
offensive ,
when the parties agree to unite in attacking a common enemy ;
defensive ,
when they agree to a mutual defense of each other against an enemy .
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1913 Webster ]
{
The Holy League },
an alliance of Roman Catholics formed in 1576 by influence of the Duke of Guise for the exclusion of Protestants from the throne of France .
{
Solemn League and Covenant }.
See {
Covenant },
2 .
{
The land league },
an association ,
organized in Dublin in 1879 ,
to promote the interests of the Irish tenantry ,
its avowed objects being to secure fixity of tenure ,
fair rent ,
and free sale of the tenants '
interest .
It was declared illegal by Parliament ,
but vigorous prosecutions have failed to suppress it .
Syn :
Alliance ;
confederacy ;
confederation ;
coalition ;
combination ;
compact ;
cooperation .
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1913 Webster ]
League \
League \,
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Leagued };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Leaguing }.] [
Cf .
F .
se liguer .
See 2d {
League }.]
To unite in a league or confederacy ;
to combine for mutual support ;
to confederate . --
South .
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1913 Webster ]
League \
League \,
v .
t .
To join in a league ;
to cause to combine for a joint purpose ;
to combine ;
to unite ;
as ,
common interests will league heterogeneous elements .
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1913 Webster ]
295 Moby Thesaurus words for "
league ":
Anschluss ,
Bund ,
NATO ,
Rochdale cooperative ,
SEATO ,
accouple ,
accumulate ,
act in concert ,
act together ,
addition ,
affiliate ,
affiliate with ,
affiliation ,
agglomeration ,
agglutinate ,
aggregation ,
agreement ,
alignment ,
alliance ,
ally ,
amalgamate ,
amalgamation ,
amass ,
anschluss ,
articulate ,
assemblage ,
assemble ,
assimilation ,
associate ,
association ,
axis ,
band ,
band together ,
be in cahoots ,
be in league ,
blend ,
blending ,
bloc ,
body ,
bond ,
bracket ,
bridge ,
bridge over ,
brotherhood ,
bunch ,
bunch up ,
cabal ,
cahoots ,
capitulation ,
cartel ,
category ,
cement ,
cement a union ,
centralization ,
centralize ,
chain ,
circuit ,
clap together ,
clot ,
club ,
club together ,
cluster ,
coact ,
coadunation ,
coalesce ,
coalescence ,
coalition ,
collaborate ,
colleagueship ,
collect ,
college ,
collegialism ,
collegiality ,
collude ,
combination ,
combine ,
combo ,
come into ,
come together ,
common market ,
composition ,
comprise ,
comradeship ,
concatenate ,
concert ,
concord ,
concordat ,
concur ,
confederacy ,
confederate ,
confederation ,
conference ,
confraternity ,
congeries ,
conglobulate ,
conglomeration ,
congregate ,
conjoin ,
conjugate ,
conjugation ,
conjunction ,
connect ,
consociate ,
consolidate ,
consolidation ,
conspiracy ,
conspire ,
consumer cooperative ,
convention ,
converge ,
cooperate ,
cooperative ,
cooperative society ,
copartnership ,
copartnery ,
copulate ,
corps ,
council ,
couple ,
cover ,
credit union ,
creep in ,
crowd ,
customs union ,
date ,
division ,
do business with ,
economic community ,
ecumenism ,
embodiment ,
embrace ,
encompass ,
encompassment ,
enlist ,
enosis ,
enroll ,
entente ,
entente cordiale ,
enter ,
federalization ,
federalize ,
federate ,
federation ,
fellowship ,
flock together ,
flow together ,
forgather ,
fraternalism ,
fraternity ,
fraternization ,
free trade area ,
freemasonry ,
fuse ,
fusion ,
gang ,
gang around ,
gang up ,
gather ,
gather around ,
get heads together ,
get into ,
get together ,
glue ,
go in partners ,
go in partnership ,
go into ,
go partners ,
grade ,
group ,
grouping ,
guild ,
hang together ,
harmonize ,
herd together ,
hive ,
hold together ,
hook up ,
hook up with ,
hookup ,
horde ,
huddle ,
include ,
inclusion ,
incorporation ,
integration ,
international agreement ,
join ,
join forces ,
join fortunes with ,
join in ,
join together ,
join up ,
join up with ,
join with ,
junction ,
junta ,
keep together ,
knot ,
lay together ,
league together ,
league with ,
link ,
loop ,
lump together ,
machine ,
make common cause ,
marriage ,
marry ,
marshal ,
mass ,
meet ,
meld ,
melding ,
merge ,
merger ,
mill ,
mob ,
mobilize ,
muster ,
mutual -
defense treaty ,
nonaggression pact ,
order ,
organize ,
package ,
package deal ,
paction ,
pair ,
pair off ,
partner ,
partnership ,
piece together ,
pigeonhole ,
play ball ,
political machine ,
pull together ,
put heads together ,
put together ,
rally ,
rally around ,
reciprocate ,
rendezvous ,
ring ,
seethe ,
sign on ,
sign up ,
sneak in ,
society ,
sodality ,
solder ,
solidification ,
sorority ,
span ,
splice ,
stand together ,
stand up with ,
stick together ,
stream ,
surge ,
swarm ,
syncretism ,
syndication ,
syneresis ,
synthesis ,
take in ,
take out membership ,
take up membership ,
tape ,
team up ,
team up with ,
team with ,
throng ,
throw in together ,
throw in with ,
tie ,
tie in ,
tie in with ,
tie up ,
tie up with ,
tie -
in ,
tie -
up ,
tier ,
treaty ,
unification ,
unify ,
union ,
unionize ,
unite ,
unite efforts ,
unite with ,
wed ,
wedding ,
weld ,
wheel ,
work together ,
yoke League a treaty or confederacy .
The Jews were forbidden to enter into an alliance of any kind (
1 )
with the Canaanites (
Ex .
23 :
32 ,
33 ;
34 :
12 -
16 ); (
2 )
with the Amalekites (
Ex .
17 :
8 ,
14 ;
Deut .
25 :
17 -
19 ); (
3 )
with the Moabites and Ammonites (
Deut .
2 :
9 ,
19 ).
Treaties were permitted to be entered into with all other nations .
Thus David maintained friendly intercourse with the kings of Tyre and Hamath ,
and Solomon with the kings of Tyre and Egypt .
LEAGUE ,
measure .
A league is a measure of length ,
which consists of three geographical miles .
The jurisdiction of the United States extends into the sea a marine league .
See Acts of Congress of June 5 ,
1794 ;
1 Story '
s L .
U .
S .
352 ;
and April 20 ,
1818 ,
3 Story '
s L .
U .
S .
1694 ;
1 Wait '
s State Papers ,
195 .
Vide Cannon Shot .
LEAGUE ,
crim .
law ,
contracts .
In criminal law ,
a league is a conspiracy to do an unlawful act .
The term is but little used .
2 .
In contracts it is applied to agreements between states .
Leagues between states are of several kinds .
1st .
Leagues offensive and defensive ,
by which two or more nations agree not only to defend each other ,
but to carry on war against their common enemies .
2d .
Defensive ,
but not offensive ,
obliging each to defend the other against any foreign invasion .
3d .
Leagues of simple amity ,
by which one contracts not to invade ,
injure ,
or offend the other ;
this usually includes the liberty of mutual commerce and trade ,
and the safe guard of merchants and traders in each others dominion .
Bac .
Ab .
Prerogative ,
D 4 .
Vide Confederacy ;
Conspiracy ;
Peace ;
Truce ;
War .
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