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

• Councils are joining up with their European counterparts
  这些委员会将与欧洲的委员会结成联盟。
• 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。
• 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；
• Congratulations to their respective District Councils for taking the lead in implementing the Safe Community Programme.
  屯门和葵青区议会领导两区实行安全社区计划，功不可没，我谨在此致贺。
• Local councils should use their powers to ensure strict observance of laws.
  地方政务委员会应当行使权力以保证人们严格遵守法律。
• 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。
• A thorny question handled by consumer councils is the public relations and advertising strategies of the tobacco industry.
  消费者委员会处理的一个麻烦问题是烟草公司采取的公关和广告策略。
• We are heading for a crisis, with cash-starved councils forced to cut back on vital community services.
  资金紧张的市政会不得不削减主要社区服务项目经费，我们眼看就要陷入危机。
• Press councils can have national, regional, or local jurisdiction.
  新闻评议会可以有全国、地区和地方范围之分。
• Many communities have formed Citizens Corps Councils to train neighborhoods in emergency response.
  许多社区已经组成了市民团体委员会，培训邻里应对紧急情况。