league

1. N-COUNT A league is a group of people, clubs, or countries that have joined together for a particular purpose, or because they share a common interest. 联盟; 协会

...the League of Nations. …国际联盟。

2. N-COUNT A league is a group of teams that play the same sport or activity against each other. (各种运动队的) 联盟

...the American League series between the Boston Red Sox and World Champion Oakland Athletics. …波士顿红袜队和世界冠军奥克兰运动家队之间的美国职业棒球联盟系列赛。

3. N-COUNT You use league to make comparisons between different people or things, especially in terms of their quality. 级别; 水平

Her success has taken her out of my league. 她的成功使她和我不再处于同一个等级上了。

4. PHRASE If you say that someone is in league with another person to do something bad, you mean that they are working together to do that thing. (与某人) 勾结

There is no evidence that the broker was in league with the fraudulent vendor. 没有代理人和奸商相勾结的证据。

5. N an obsolete unit of distance of varying length. It is commonly equal to 3 miles 里格; 长度单位，约为3英里