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- league [liːg]
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n
an association or union of persons, nations, etc, formed to promote the interests of its members
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2.
n
an association of sporting clubs that organizes matches between member teams of a similar standard
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3.
n
a class, category, or level
- he is not in the same league
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4.
n
[modifier]
of, involving, or belonging to a league
- a league game
- a league table
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5.
vb
to form or be formed into a league
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6.
vb
[Etymology]
C15: from Old French ligue, from Italian liga, ultimately from Latin lig
a re to bind
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1.
n
an association or union of persons, nations, etc, formed to promote the interests of its members
- league [liːg]
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n
an obsolete unit of distance of varying length. It is commonly equal to 3 miles
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n
[Etymology]
C14 leuge, from Late Latin leuga, leuca, of Celtic origin
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n
an obsolete unit of distance of varying length. It is commonly equal to 3 miles
Examples
- If the team loses this match, they'll be out of the league.
- 如果这场比赛失利，这支球队就会退出联赛。 → lose
- Manchester United is actually the first of the league.
- 实际上，曼彻斯特联队是整个联赛的头号球队。 → league
- The League of Nations was an international organization founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference in 1919.
- 国际联盟是一个国际性组织，它的成立源于1919年召开的巴黎和会。 → league
- The League was formed in 1959.
- 该俱乐部是于1959年成立的。 → form
- to be in league with sb
- 与某人勾结 → league
- to be in the same league as sb
- 与某人同类 → league
- out of sb's league
- [fig] 与某人不是一类人 → league
- an Ivy-League education → the Ivy League
- he is not in the same league → league
- a league game → league
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