plural allies
plural allies
Learner's definition of ALLY
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a : a country that supports and helps another country in a war(战时的)同盟国 b the Allies : the nations that fought together against Germany in World War I or World War II(第一次世界大战期间的)协约国;(第二次世界大战期间的)同盟国 2
: a person or group that gives help to another person or group盟友;支持者 -
She's counting on her allies in the state legislature.她指望着她的几个在州立法机构工作的支持者。
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a powerful ally强大的盟友
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The teacher's union has found an unlikely ally in the company. [=the company supports the position that the union has taken and this was not expected]教师工会发现这家公司竟然是其支持者。
allies; allied; allying
allies; allied; allying
Learner's definition of ALLY
: to join (yourself) with another person, group, etc., in order to get or give support与…结盟;与…联合—
often + with or to [+ object]
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She's allied herself with the moderates on this issue.在这个问题上,她与温和派人士立场一致。
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countries allying themselves with the EU与欧盟结盟的国家
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He'll even admit that he's hoping to ally himself to a wealthy family by marriage.他甚至要承认他希望跟富有家庭联姻。
[no object]
— see also allied