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TOEFL BNC: 1181 COCA: 1951

league

1 league /ˈliːg/ noun
plural leagues
1 league
/ˈliːg/
noun
plural leagues
Learner's definition of LEAGUE
[count]
: a group of sports teams that play against each other(体育运动队的)联合会,联盟
often used figuratively常用作比喻
see also big league, bush league, ivy league, little league, major leagues, minor league
: a group or organization of nations or people united for a purpose联盟;同盟

in league (with)

: working with someone especially to do something dishonest与…结盟;(尤指)与…勾结
compare 2league
2 league /ˈliːg/ noun
plural leagues
2 league
/ˈliːg/
noun
plural leagues
Learner's definition of LEAGUE
[count]
: any one of several old units of distance from about 2.4 to 4.6 miles (3.9 to 7.4 kilometers)里格(旧时距离单位,约2.4至4.6英里)
compare 1league
TOEFL BNC: 1181 COCA: 1951

league

1 of 3

noun (1)

1
: any of various units of distance from about 2.4 to 4.6 statute miles (3.9 to 7.4 kilometers)
2
: a square league

league

2 of 3

noun (2)

1
a
: an association of nations or other political entities for a common purpose
the League of Nations
the League of Voters
b(1)
: an association of persons or groups united by common interests or goals
He organized a bowling league.
(2)
: a group of sports teams that regularly play one another
the National Football League
c
: an informal alliance
in league with her sister
2
: class, category
When I played chess with George, I knew I was out of my league.

league

3 of 3

verb

leagued; leaguing

transitive verb

: to unite in a league

intransitive verb

: to form a league

Example Sentences

Verb the whole block leagued together to keep a liquor store from opening in their neighborhood some unlikely political bedfellows leagued together to get the bill passed

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English leuge, lege, from Late Latin leuga

Noun (2) and Verb

Middle English (Scots) ligg, from Middle French ligue, from Old Italian liga, from ligare to bind, from Latin — more at ligature

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1604, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of league was in the 14th century
TOEFL BNC: 1181 COCA: 1951
league

noun¹

1group of sports clubs that compete with each other體育聯合會ADJECTIVE | VERB + LEAGUE | LEAGUE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEbasketball, cricket, football, soccer, etc.籃球、板球、橄欖球、足球等聯盟They want to start a new football league.他們想組建新的橄欖球聯盟。sports (especially NAmE) 體育聯盟the standard for professional sports leagues in this country該國職業體育聯盟的標準local, national地方/全國聯賽summer, winter (especially NAmE) 夏季/冬季聯賽Premier (in the UK) 超級聯賽major, minor甲級聯賽;乙級聯賽major league baseball職業棒球大聯盟big大聯盟(棒球等職業運動的一流水平運動隊組織)Hopefully he'll get called up to the big leagues soon.他有望很快受邀加入大聯盟。junior, youth青少年體育聯賽;青年聯賽Little League (in the US) 少年棒球聯盟a baseball field with a Little League game going on正在進行少年棒球聯賽的棒球場professional職業聯合會the first women's professional athletic league in the US美國首個女子職業運動聯合會fantasy夢幻聯賽players for a team in a fantasy league夢幻聯賽參賽隊的隊員VERB + LEAGUEcreate, form, set up, start創立/形成/建立/組建體育聯盟enter, join參加聯賽The team joined the Northern League last year.該隊去年參加了北部聯賽。dominate, lead在聯賽中居主導地位;在聯賽中領先The Yankees dominated the league in 1998.1998 年揚基隊稱霸聯賽。win贏得聯賽LEAGUE + NOUNchampions, leaders聯賽冠軍/領先隊championship, cup, title聯賽冠軍稱號/獎杯/冠軍club, side, team聯賽俱樂部;聯賽球隊player聯賽選手game, match (especially BrE) 聯賽final聯賽決賽table (BrE) 聯賽成績表The team slipped to the foot of the Northern League table.該隊成績滑落到北方聯賽墊底的位置了。school league tables (= showing how well schools are performing) 學校聯賽表record聯賽紀錄He set a league record for the longest touchdown run.他創造了最長持球奔跑達陣的聯賽紀錄。baseball, cricket, football, etc.棒球、板球、橄榄球等联赛PREPOSITIONin a/the league在聯賽中The team is now in the Premier League.該隊現在正在參加英超聯賽。PHRASESat the bottom of the league, at the top of the league在聯賽中排名墊底/位居榜首come bottom of the league, come top of the league聯賽中處於最後一名/首位a position in the league聯賽中的名次They're hoping to improve their position in the league.他們希望提高在聯賽中的名次。
league

noun²

2level of quality, ability, etc.水平ADJECTIVE | PHRASES ADJECTIVEbig, super, top, world (BrE) 一流/超級/頂級/世界水平This move propelled him into the political big league. (BrE) 這次變動助使他躋身政界上層人物的行列。This move propelled him into the political big leagues. (NAmE) 這次變動助使他躋身政界上層人物的行列。PHRASESin a different league處於不同等級上Today's technology is in a different league (= much better).今天的技術非昔日可比。in a league of your own屬於頂級人物As a painter he is in a league of his own (= much better than others).作為畫家,他的水平是別人不能及的。not in the same league (as...)(= not as good as) (與⋯)不在同一層次上out of sb's league超出某人的能力範圍A house like that is way out of our league (= too expensive for us).那樣的房子我們遠遠負擔不起。

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