coalition

英 [ˌkəʊəˈlɪʃn]

美 [ˌkoʊəˈlɪʃn]

n.  (两党或多党)联合政府; (尤指多个政治团体的)联合体; 联合; 结合; 联盟

复数：coalitions　

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牛津词典

noun

• （两党或多党）联合政府
  a government formed by two or more political parties working together
  1. to form a coalition
     组成联合政府
  2. a two-party coalition
     两党联合的政府
  3. a coalition government
     联合政府
• （尤指多个政治团体的）联合体，联盟
  a group formed by people from several different groups, especially political ones, agreeing to work together for a particular purpose
  1. a coalition of environmental and consumer groups
     环境保护和消费者团体的联盟
• 联合；结合；联盟
  the act of two or more groups joining together
  1. They didn't rule out coalition with the Social Democrats.
     他们不排除与社会民主党人结盟的可能性。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 联合政府
  Acoalitionis a government consisting of people from two or more political parties.
  1. Since June the country has had a coalition government...
     从6月份起，该国一直由一个联合政府执掌政权。
  2. It took five months for the coalition to agree on and publish a medium-term economic programme.
     联合政府花了5个月的时间才达成并公布了一项中期经济计划。
• N-COUNT (政党、社团等的)同盟，联盟
  Acoalitionis a group consisting of people from different political or social groups who are co-operating to achieve a particular aim.
  1. He had been opposed by a coalition of about 50 civil rights, women's and Latino organizations.
     大约有50个民权组织、女性社团和拉丁裔社团联合起来反对他。

英英释义

noun

• the union of diverse things into one body or form or group
  Synonym:coalescencecoalescencyconcretionconglutination
• an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
  Synonym:alliancealignmentalinement
• the state of being combined into one body
  Synonym:fusion

双语例句

• He wants a loose coalition of leftwing forces.
  他希望左翼力量形成一个松散的联盟。
• A coalition could have defeated the government and wrecked the treaty
  联盟本来可以击败政府并毁掉该条约的。
• So if we work with you and your open spaces coalition.
  如果我们和你的空地联盟合作。
• He said he hoped that the job of putting together a coalition wouldn't take too much time
  他说他希望结成联盟的工作不会耗时太久。
• The coalition will face a full-on attack from the Government.
  该联盟将面临政府毫无保留的抨击。
• His policy risks fracturing the coalition
  他的政策有分裂联盟的风险。
• The coalition also lost several states to the opposition.
  该联盟还把好几个州的控制权输给了反对派。
• His coalition may hold a clear majority but this could quickly fall away
  他的联盟也许会占绝对多数，但这种优势可能会很快丧失。
• If he becomes the major opposition leader, he could hamstring a conservative-led coalition.
  如果他成为主要反对党的领袖，可能会导致保守党领导的联合政府陷于瘫痪。
• The three parties combined to form a coalition government.
  三党结盟组成联合政府。