allies

英 [əˈlaɪz]

美 [əˈlaɪz]

n. (尤指战时的)同盟国; (尤指从政者的)盟友，支持者; (第一次世界大战中的)协约国; (第二次世界大战中的)同盟国
v. 与…结盟
ally的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

The noun is pronounced /'ælaɪ/. The verb is pronounced /ə'laɪ/. 名词读作/'ælaɪ/，动词读作/ə'laɪ/。

N-COUNT （尤指战时的）同盟国
A country'sallyis another country that has an agreement to support it, especially in war.
1. Washington would not take such a step without its allies' approval...
  没有盟国的同意，华盛顿将不会采取这样一种行动。
2. The United States is a close ally of South Korea.
  美国是韩国的亲密盟友。
（第二次世界大战时的）同盟国
The Allieswere the armed forces that fought against Germany and Japan in the Second World War.
N-COUNT 盟友；支持者
If you describe someone as yourally, you mean that they help and support you, especially when other people are opposing you.
1. He is a close ally of the Prime Minister...
  他是首相的亲密支持者。
2. She will regret losing a close political ally.
  她将为失去一个亲密的政治盟友而懊悔。
VERB 与…结盟；支持
If youally yourself withsomeone or something, you give your support to them.
1. He will have no choice but to ally himself with the new movement.
  他除了与新运动结盟别无选择。
See also:allied

noun

France and England were allies in the war.
法国和英国在这次战争中是同盟国。
Washington would not take such a step without its allies 'approval
没有盟国的同意，华盛顿将不会采取这样一种行动。
The Allies finally broke through the German lines.
盟军最终冲破了德军防线。
The more obvious potential allies are Ireland, Denmark and, to a lesser degree, the Netherlands.
最可能成为盟国的有爱尔兰和丹麦，放宽些还可以把荷兰算上。
The arithmetic is finely balanced: the socialists and their allies do not have an overall majority.
该估算是经过仔细权衡的：社会主义者和他们的同盟并不占绝大多数。
We need to work closely with our allies.
我们需要和我们的盟友密切合作。
The allies suffered less than 20 casualties while enemy losses were said to be high.
盟军伤亡人数不到20，而敌军则据说人员损失惨重。
We cut loose from our temporary allies.
我们又和我们的暂时盟国切断了联系。
Baker was smoothing out differences with European allies
贝克正在努力消除同欧洲盟国之间的分歧。
Even his closest allies describe him as forceful, aggressive and determined
即使他最亲密的盟友也认为他强硬决断、咄咄逼人，不达目的誓不罢休。