coalition
n
1 [U] action of uniting into one body or group 结合; 联合.
2 [CGp] temporary alliance between political parties, usu in order to form a government 政党间的暂时联合(通常为成立联合政府的)
form a coalition 结成同盟
a left-wing coalition 左翼联盟
[attrib 作定语]
a coalition government 联合政府.
Compared with the West, people in the East place much importance on family.
与西方相比,东方人的家庭观念更浓些。
How old do you have to be to vote in the national elections?
你要多大才能在大选中投票?
It took him some time to connect the long rubber pipe to the air supply pipe that ran round the port, but at last it was done and as a result work was able to progress much faster.