league

club, association, institute, league, union, society

league, federation, union, alliance

名词 league:

1. an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
   同义词：conference
2. an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action
3. an obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles)

动词 league:

1. unite to form a league

1. Beaten by the worst team in the league? They'll never live it down!
   让联赛中最差劲的队打败了? 这是永远也忘不了的事！
2. He is a member of the Ivy League.
   他是长春藤联合会的一员。
3. The police suspected that the bank clerk was in league with the rubbers.
   警察怀疑银行职员与强盗有勾结。
4. Our club is a member of the Football League.
   我们的俱乐部是足球联合会的一员。

league

n.（名词）
An association of states, organizations, or individuals for common action; an alliance.
联盟：为共同行动而结成的国家、组织或个人间的联合；联盟
Sports An association of teams or clubs that compete chiefly among themselves.Also called loop
【体育运动】 俱乐部联合会：球队或俱乐部的联合会，主要在他们内部进行比赛也作 loop
A class or level of competition:
比赛的种类或水平：
例句：
The ski jump was out of his league.
滑雪跳不是他的强项

v.（动词）
leagued,leagu.ing,leagues
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To come together in or as if in a league.
加入或象加入联盟
v.tr.（及物动词）
To bring together in or as if in a league.
使加入或象加入联盟

来源：
Alteration influenced by Italian lega
受 意大利语 lega的影响
of Middle English liege
中古英语 liege的变化
from Old French ligue
源自 古法语 ligue
from Medieval Latin liga
源自 中世纪拉丁语 liga
and from Old Italian lega, liga from legare [to bind]
并源自 古意大利语 lega, liga 源自 legare [结合]
both from Latin lig3re * see leig-
都源自 拉丁语 lig3re *参见 leig-

league
league 2

n.Abbr. lea.（名词）缩写 lea.

A unit of distance equal to 3.0 statute miles (4.8 kilometers).
里格：一长度单位，相当于3.0法定英里（4.8公里）
Any of various other units of about the same length.
里格：任一其它表示相同长度的单位
A square league.
一平方里格

来源：
Middle English lege
中古英语 lege
from Old French liue, leguee
源自 古法语 liue, leguee
from Latin leuga [a measure of distance]
源自 拉丁语 leuga [一种长度度量]
[of Celtic origin]
[源于凯尔特语]