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

China and Pakistan are close diplomatic allies.
中国和巴基斯坦系外交关系密切的同盟国。
We need to work closely with our allies.
我们需要和我们的盟友密切合作。
That they have actually been working with the Russians and with other allies to significantly enhance their military capabilities.
他们事实上一直在和俄罗斯人以及其他一些同盟国一起，显著地增强了其军事能力。
When you are allies with a group of people, your fates are intertwined.
当你和一群人结盟时，你们的命运就交织了。
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。
The US and its allies defeated Iraq in a ground war that lasted 100 hours ( 1991).
美国和它的同盟国在持续了100小时的陆战中击败了伊拉克共和国。
We will defend our allies and our interests.
我们将维护我们的盟友和我们的利益。
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。
The allies landed thousands of airborne troops.
盟军空投了数千人的空降部队。
He is one of the prime minister's closest allies.
他是总理最亲密的盟友之一。