Commonwealth

UK:  ['kɒmən.welθ]

US:  ['kɑmən.welθ]

复数：commonwealths  

n.

1.(英国)《英联邦》双月刊

2.国家;(尤指)共和国;联邦

3.公民(社会);团体

4.〔美国〕州

5.国民整体

1 . Perhaps, but one notable guest will not be there to see it: to India's fury the Queen, the head of the Commonwealth, has decided not to go.
也许，除了一个显著的客人不会在那里看这次运动会，印度的女王，英联邦元首，已经决定不去了。

2 . The run-up to the Commonwealth games in Delhi, which begin on October 3rd, has been a reminder that India does some things very badly.
自10月3日在新德里开始的追赶联邦赛提醒人们印度某些事做得很失败。

3 . However, he said the decision would have to be approved by all Commonwealth countries.
然而，他说这项决定还必须通过多有共和国国家的认同。

4 . At the opening ceremony, the head of the Commonwealth, Queen Elizabeth, said the organization had the opportunity to lead once more.
在开幕式上，英联邦国家的首脑及伊丽莎白女王表示，英联邦国家将再一次引领世界。

5 . But once the Anglo-French divide is transcended, the question of what defines the Commonwealth becomes still harder.
但一旦超越了英法分歧，英联邦就更难界定了。