- [countable]
a country consisting of a group of individual states that have control over their own affairs but are controlled by a central government for national decisions, etc. 联邦 the Russian Federation 俄罗斯联邦
Extra ExamplesThe federation broke up in 1989. 该联合会于 1989 年解散。 the six republics in the federation 联邦中的 6 个共和国 Australia is a federation of six states and several territories. 澳大利亚是由六个州和几个地区组成的联邦。 He urged them to remain within the federation. 他敦促他们留在联盟中。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- loose
- national
- regional
- …
- create
- establish
- form
- …
- break up
- in a/the federation
- within a/the federation
- federation of
- …
- a member of a federation
- [countable]
a group of clubs, trade unions, etc. that have joined together to form an organization （俱乐部、工会等的）联合会 the International Tennis Federation 国际网球联合会
Extra ExamplesTopics Politicsc1The trade union federation has called for a national strike. 工会联合会呼吁举行全国罢工。 The Scottish Landowners' Federation completely condemned the practice. 苏格兰土地所有者联合会完全谴责了这种做法。 the International Federation of Football Clubs 国际足球俱乐部联盟 the British Athletics Federation 英国田径运动联合会 a federation of over 3 000 organizations 有着 3,000 多个组织的联盟 They were now ready to create a national labour federation. 他们准备好建立一个全国劳工联合会。 He proposed a loose federation of small, local groups. 他提议小型的地方性团体组成一个松散的联合会。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- loose
- national
- regional
- …
- create
- establish
- form
- …
- break up
- in a/the federation
- within a/the federation
- federation of
- …
- a member of a federation
- [uncountable]
the act of forming a federation 联邦；同盟；联盟 Australia's centenary of federation in 2001 2001年澳大利亚联邦成立100周年
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from French fédération, from late Latin foederatio(n-), from the verb foederare ‘to ally’, from foedus ‘league’.