- [countable + singular or plural verb]
a group of people who represent the views of an organization, a country, etc. 代表团 the Dutch delegation to the United Nations 出席联合国会议的荷兰代表团 a delegation of teachers 教师代表团
Collocations International relationsInternational relations 国际关系 Trade 贸易 - facilitate/regulate trade (with other countries)
促进／规范（与其他国家的）贸易 - form/join a trading bloc
建立／加入贸易同盟 - live in/compete in a global/the world economy
生存于全球／世界经济中；参与全球／世界经济竞争 - support/promote free trade
支持／促进自由贸易 - adopt/call for/oppose protectionist measures
采取／呼吁／反对保护主义措施 - erect/impose/reduce/remove trade barriers
设置／推行／减少／消除贸易壁垒 - impose/lift/raise/eliminate import tariffs (on something)
征收／取消／提高／废除（某物的）进口关税 - have/run a huge/large/growing trade surplus/deficit
有巨额／持续增长的贸易顺差／逆差 - embrace/resist/drive globalization
接受／抵制／推进全球化
Politics and law 政治与法律 - conduct/handle/talk about/discuss foreign policy
执行／掌控／谈论／讨论外交政策 - pursue an aggressive/a hawkish foreign policy
执行强硬的外交政策 - require/use/conduct diplomacy
需要／使用／实施外交手段 - establish/break off/sever/restore diplomatic relations
建立／中断／断绝／恢复外交关系 - foster/promote/strengthen regional cooperation
促进地区间合作 - facilitate/achieve economic/political integration
促进／实现经济／政治一体化 - exercise/defend/protect/transfer/restore/regain national/state/full/limited sovereignty
行使／维护／保护／移交／恢复／重获民族／国家／全部／部分主权 - consolidate/extend/lose/retain your power (in the region)
巩固／扩张／丧失／保持（区域内的）势力 - hold/maintain/change/alter/shift/be a shift in the balance of power (in the region)
维持／改变（区域内的）势力均衡 - cause/create/open/expose/heal/repair a deep/growing/major/serious rift between X and Y
导致／造成／引发／暴露出／弥合／修复 X 与 Y 之间深层次的／不断扩大的／主要的／严重的分歧
Meetings and agreements 会议与协议 - have/hold/host/attend an international conference/an economic forum/a G20 summit
召开／举行／主办／出席国际会议／经济论坛／二十国集团峰会 - launch a new round of global/multilateral/world trade negotiations
发起新一轮的全球／多边／世界贸易谈判 - send/head/lead/meet a high-level/an official/a trade delegation
派遣／领导／带领／会见高层／官方／贸易代表团 - begin/start/continue/resume peace talks
开始／继续／重启和平谈判 - be committed to/be opposed to/disrupt/undermine/derail/sabotage the peace process
致力于／反对／扰乱／损害／干扰／破坏和平进程 - negotiate/achieve a lasting political settlement
达成／取得长期的政治协议 - broker/sign a peace deal/agreement/treaty
协商／签署和平协议
Conflict 冲突 - be/constitute/pose a threat to global security
构成对全球安全的一大威胁 - compromise/endanger/protect national security
损害／危及／保护国家安全 - justify/be in favour of/ (US English) be in favor of/be against military intervention
证明军事干预合理；支持／反对军事干预 - threaten/authorize/launch/take/support/oppose unilateral/pre-emptive military action
扬言采取／授权使用／发起／采取／支持／反对单边的／先发制人的军事行动 - impose/enforce/lift/end economic sanctions/an arms embargo/a naval blockade
强制实行／解除经济制裁／武器禁运／海上封锁 - close/protect/secure/patrol the border
封锁／保卫边境；在边境地区巡逻 - lead/be involved in a peacekeeping operation
领导／参与维和行动
Aid 援助 - negotiate/announce a $15 billion aid package/an economic stimulus package
达成／宣布 150 亿美元的一套援助计划／刺激经济的一揽子计划 - send/provide/request/cut off military aid
派遣／提供／请求／中断军事援助 - bring/provide emergency/humanitarian relief
带来／提供紧急／人道主义救助 - deliver/distribute medical supplies/(British English) food parcels/(North American English)food packages
- fund/run a foreign/a local/an international NGO
资助／管理外国／当地／国际非政府组织 - reduce/eradicate child/global/world poverty
减少／根除儿童／全球性／世界性贫困
Extra ExamplesA well-known academic will head the delegation. 代表团将由一位著名学者率领。 The British delegation walked out of the discussions in protest. 英国代表团退出讨论以示抗议。 The Prime Minister met with an all-party delegation from the city council. 首相接见了市议会一个由所有党派代表组成的代表团。 The delegation included representatives from nine nations. 这个代表团包括来自 9 个国家的代表。 The delegation will visit several Middle Eastern countries for talks. 代表团将到访几个中东国家参加会谈。 The government invited an international delegation to inspect the plant. 政府邀请了一个国际代表团来工厂视察。 a delegation representing the new regime 代表新政权的代表团 an official delegation from Austria 来自奥地利的官方代表团 We have arranged a meeting with a high-powered delegation of Asian business leaders. 我们已经安排了一个由亚洲商界领袖组成的高级代表团参加的会议。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large
- small
- high-level
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- send
- head
- lead
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- represent something
- include something
- visit somebody/something
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- in a/the delegation
- delegation from
- delegation of
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- the head of a delegation
- the leader of a delegation
- a member of a delegation
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- [uncountable]
the process of giving somebody work or responsibilities that would usually be yours 委托；委派 delegation of authority/decision-making 授予权力／决策权
Extra ExamplesAll managers should learn effective delegation. 所有经理都应该学会有效地把工作授权给下级。 Many of these tasks can be dealt with by delegation. 这些任务中有不少可以授权给下级处理。 delegation of responsibility 责任委派
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- effective
- successful
- by delegation
- delegation of
Word Originearly 17th cent. (denoting the action or process of delegating; also in the sense ‘delegated power’): from Latin delegatio(n-), from delegare ‘send on a commission’, from de- ‘down’ + legare ‘depute’.