al·li·ance/ə`laɪəns; əˈlaɪəns/ n [C] an agreement between countries or groups of people to work together or support each other 〔国家、团体间的〕联盟: + between the alliance between students and factory workers in 1968 1968 年学生与工厂工人结成的联盟 + with Britain's alliance with its NATO partners 英国与其北大西洋公约组织成员国的联盟