22. Positive support and encouragement by both parents and teachers are the keys to developing a happy and successful student. In other words, parents and teachers are _______ in a child’s education.
(A) rivals
(B) foes
(C) allies
(D) colleagues

ally

KK [əˋlaɪ] DJ [əˋlai]

1. 同盟國; 同盟者

同義詞league, unite, conjoin, join with

反義詞enemy, rival

變化形名複allies

變化形動變allied allied allying

n. 名詞 [C]1.同盟國; 同盟者

England and Russia were allies in the Second World War. 英國和俄國在二次世界大戰中是盟國。

2.(大寫)第一次世界大戰中的協約國; 第二次世界大戰中的同盟國[the P]

3.伙伴, 助手

4.近親動物(或植物); 同類物

.vt. 及物動詞1.使結盟; 使聯姻[(+with/to)]

The small country allied itself to/with the stronger power. 小國和強國聯盟。

2.(在起源或性質上)與...相關聯[H][(+to)]

The English language is allied to the German language. 英文和德文屬同一語系。

.vi. 不及物動詞1.結盟; 聯合[(+with/against)]

The three sisters allied against their elder brother. 三姊妹聯合起來反對哥哥。