councils

英 [ˈkaʊns(ə)lz]

美 [ˈkaʊnsəlz]

n.  (市、郡等的)政务委员会，地方议会; 市政(或地方管理)服务机构; (顾问、立法、研究、基金等)委员会
council的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT-COLL; N-IN-NAMES 市政委员会;地方议会
  Acouncilis a group of people who are elected to govern a local area such as a city or, in Britain, a county.
  1. ...Cheshire County Council...
     柴郡政务委员会
  2. The city council has voted almost unanimously in favour.
     市政委员会几乎一致投票表示赞同。
  3. ...David Ward, one of just two Liberal Democrats on the council.
     戴维·沃德，市政委员会中仅有的两名自由民主党人之一
  4. ...reports of local council meetings.
     对当地政务委员会会议的报道
• ADJ (房屋或公寓)地方政府出租的
  Councilhouses or flats are owned by the local council, and people pay rent to live in them.
  1. There is a shortage of council housing...
     廉租公房房源不足。
  2. 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。
• N-COUNT-COLL (用于组织名称)委员会
  Councilis used in the names of some organizations.
  1. ...the National Council for Civil Liberties.
     全国公民自由委员会
  2. ...the Arts Council.
     艺术委员会
  3. ...community health councils.
     社区健康委员会
• N-COUNT-COLL (组织的)管理者，委员
  In some organizations, thecouncilis the group of people that controls or governs it.
  1. The permanent council of the Organization of American States meets today here in Washington.
     美洲国家组织的常务委员们今天在华盛顿这里会面。
  2. ...the Bundesbank's central council.
     德意志联邦银行的中央委员会
• N-COUNT (特定人群参加的正式)会议
  Acouncilis a specially organized, formal meeting that is attended by a particular group of people.
  1. President Najibullah said he would call a grand council of all Afghans...
     纳吉布拉总统称他将召开阿富汗全民大会。
  2. The president also meets ministers at inter-ministerial councils held at the Elysée Palace.
     总统还在爱丽舍宫接见了参加部长级会议的各部长。

双语例句

• Nearly half of all local councils face being capped.
  所有地方议会有将近一半的开销将受到限制。
• Revolutionary councils sprang up through out Hungary.
  在整个匈牙利都出现了革命委员会。
• Political rights mainly developed in the19th century, with the corresponding institutions were parliament and local councils.
  政治权利主要发展于19世纪，与之对应的机构是国会和地方议会；
• He presided at all councils of ministers, where the atmosphere could be frigid on occasions
  所有的内阁会议都由他主持，有时会上的气氛会很拘谨。
• Councils were required to compile a register of all adults living in their areas
  各地政务委员会被要求编制一份该地区成年居民的名册。
• The powers of local councils are being usurped by central government.
  地方市政会的权力被中央政府攫取了。
• The UK research councils are establishing their first overseas office in beijing.
  英国研究理事会在北京成立了其第一个海外办事处。
• The WEF has created global agenda councils, 70 in all, comprising a range of experts.
  世界经济论坛创立了总共70个全球议程顾问委员会，由各界专家组成。
• It consists of members of the Executive and Provisional Legislative Councils, and other prominent citizens.
  该委员会的成员包括行政会议和临时立法会成员，以及其他社会贤达。
• That money is needed to revive the goods and services run by local councils.
  当地委员会需要这些钱来恢复货物和服务供给。