1N-COUNT-COLL; N-IN-NAMES 市政委员会;地方议会 A council is a group of people who are elected to govern a local area such as a city or, in Britain, a county. 市政委员会;地方议会
...Cheshire County Council.
柴郡政务委员会
The city council has voted almost unanimously in favour.
市政委员会几乎一致投票表示赞同。
...David Ward, one of just two Liberal Democrats on the council.
2ADJ [ADJ n](房屋或公寓)地方政府出租的Council houses or flats are owned by the local council, and people pay rent to live in them. (房屋或公寓)地方政府出租的 [British]
There is a shortage of council housing.
廉租公房房源不足。
Council tenants around the country are planning a mass lobby of Parliament.
全国各地的市政住房租户正在计划组建一个大的议会游说团。
3N-COUNT-COLL [with singular or plural verb, usu in names](用于组织名称)委员会Council is used in the names of some organizations. (用于组织名称)委员会
...the National Council for Civil Liberties.
全国公民自由委员会
...the Arts Council.
艺术委员会
...community health councils.
社区健康委员会
4N-COUNT-COLL [with singular or plural verb] [usually singular](组织的)管理者,委员 In some organizations, the council is the group of people that controls or governs it. (组织的)管理者,委员
The permanent council of the Organization of American States meets today here in Washington. [+ of]
美洲国家组织的常务委员们今天在华盛顿这里会面。
...the Bundesbank's central council.
德意志联邦银行的中央委员会
5N-COUNT (特定人群参加的正式)会议 A council is a specially organized, formal meeting that is attended by a particular group of people. (特定人群参加的正式)会议
President Najibullah said he would call a grand council of all Afghans. [+ of]
纳吉布拉总统称他将召开阿富汗全民大会。
The president also meets ministers at inter-ministerial councils held at the Elysée Palace.
1local or national government地方政府;國家政府ADJECTIVE | VERB + COUNCIL | COUNCIL + VERB | COUNCIL + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤executive, governing, ruling, state行政委員會;管理委員會;國務院➤national國務委員會➤legislative立法委員會▸➤local地方政務委員會▸➤borough, city, community, county, district, municipal, neighbourhood/neighborhood, parish, provincial, regional, town自治市議會;市議會;(蘇格蘭和威爾士的)社區議會;郡政務委員會;區政務委員會;行政堂區議會;省議會;地區議會;鎮政務委員會▸➤metropolitan, rural, urban (all especially BrE) 大都市/鄉村/城市政務委員會➤tribal部落委員會▸➤elected選舉產生的議會VERB + COUNCIL➤elect選舉政務委員會▸➤control (especially BrE) 控制政務委員會◇Many county councils are now controlled by the Conservatives.保守黨現在控制着許多郡的政務委員會。➤gain control of, retain control of, win control of (all BrE) 取得/保留/贏得對議會的控制COUNCIL + VERB➤meet議會開會➤vote議會投票◇The Spokane city council voted unanimously to ask for his resignation.斯波坎市議會一致表決要求他辭職。➤adopt sth, approve sth, decide sth, pass sth議會採納⋯/批准⋯/決定⋯/通過⋯COUNCIL + NOUN➤elections議會選舉▸➤member, representative議會成員/代表▸➤meeting議會會議▸➤chamber議事廳➤president議會主席➤resolution議會決議➤leader, seat議會領袖/席位PREPOSITION➤on a/the council任政務委員會委員◇She's on the borough council.她是自治市政務委員會的委員。PHRASES➤a seat on a council議會席位◇Our party won the majority of seats on the city councils.我們黨贏得了市議會的多數席位。➡ note at organizationcouncil
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2 (BrE) organization that provides local services地方服務機構VERB + COUNCIL | COUNCIL + VERB | COUNCIL + NOUNVERB + COUNCIL➤apply to向市政部門申請◇Students should apply to their local council for a grant.學生應該向當地的市政部門申請助學金。COUNCIL + VERB➤provide, spend市政部門提供/花費COUNCIL + NOUN➤employee, staff, worker市政工作人員▸➤services市政部門▸➤estate, flat, house, housing市政住宅群;公租房;市政住房▸➤tax(英國根據個人房產的價值收取的)市政稅➡ note at organizationcouncil
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3group chosen to give advice, money, etc.委員會ADJECTIVE | VERB + COUNCIL | COUNCIL + VERB | COUNCIL + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤advisory, funding, governing, research顧問/基金/管理/研究委員會◇the governing council of the Mormon Church摩門教會管理委員會➤arts, sports藝術/體育委員會➤student學生委員會➤ecumenical普世大公會議VERB + COUNCIL➤create, establish, form, found, set up, start設立委員會;成立委員會▸➤apply to向委員會申請◇As a struggling young composer, she applied to the California Arts Council for grant money.作為一個為生計掙扎的年輕作曲家,她向加利福尼亞藝術委員會申請補助金。COUNCIL + VERB➤award sb sth, give sb sth委員會給予某人⋯◇The Arts Council gives grants for local projects.藝術委員會為地方項目提供資助。COUNCIL + NOUN➤member委員會成員PREPOSITION➤council for⋯委員會◇They are setting up a new council for the arts.他們要成立一個新的藝術委員會。➡ note at organization