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

• On the local level they smashed saloons and elected city councils opposed to the liquor dealers.
  在地方一级，他们捣毁了酒馆，并选举出反对酒商的市政会。
• It has given greater power to village councils, the most decentralized form of government.
  它扩大了村委会（权力下放中最小的政府形式）的权利。
• 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。
• 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。
• The court party arranged that two councils should be held, at Rimini and Seleucia respectively.
  法院党的安排，两局应举行，在里米尼和塞琉西亚。
• The president also meets ministers at inter-ministerial councils held at the Elys é e Palace.
  总统还在爱丽舍宫接见了参加部长级会议的各部长。
• 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。
• 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。
• This became the prototype of future church councils.
  这就是未来的教会委员会的原型。
• 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。