league
noun [ C ] uk/liːɡ/ us/liːɡ/
(SPORT)
B1 （体育项目）联合会，联赛，联盟
a group of teams playing a sport who take part in competitions between each other
Who do you think will win the league championship this year? 你认为谁会获得今年的联赛冠军？
UK Liverpool were top of the Football League that year. 利物浦队是那一年的足球联赛冠军。
They are currently bottom of the league. 他们目前在联赛中垫底。
- More examples
- Cambridge United are lying third in the league.
- New teams won't be admitted to the league if their stadiums don't pass muster.
- The six-year-old is on a peewee league baseball team.
- The team are ten points ahead of their closest pursuers in the league.
- He's thought to be the best shooter in the league.
(ORGANIZATION)
联盟，联合会
a group of people or countries who join together because they have the same interest
the League of Nations 国际联盟
Idioms
be in a different leagueidiom 远远好于，远远胜过
to be much better than something or someone else
Our last hotel was good but this was in a different league. 我们上次住的酒店不错，但这家酒店更好。
be in league with someoneidiom 勾结（某人），串通（某人）
to be secretly working or planning something with someone, usually to do something bad
be out of your leagueidiom 高不可攀，高不可及
to be too good or too expensive for you
He was so good-looking and so popular that I felt he was out of my league. 他英俊潇洒招人喜欢，我觉得自己配不上他。
not be in the same leagueidiom 不在一个档次，逊色
to be not as good as someone or something else
Her latest movie is quite watchable but it's not in the same league as her first two epics. 她最新拍的电影很好看，但不如她的头两部史诗片好。