c. 1300, "bond of marriage" (between ruling houses or noble families), from Old French aliance (12c., Modern French alliance) "alliance, bond; marriage, union," from aliier (Modern French allier) "combine, unite" (see ally (v.)). As a bond or treaty between rulers, late 14c.
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1. What will be the effect of the alliance between IBM and Apple?
若IBM公司和苹果公司联手将会有什么效果呢？
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2. There are signs that the alliance is now fraying at the edges.
有迹象表明该联盟现正分崩离析。
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3. Yet now he was here, in extremis, to seek an alliance.
然而现在他就在这里，在绝境中寻求联盟。
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4. PLATFORM is an alliance of more than 80 rail-user groups.
PLATFORM公司是80多个铁路用户组的联盟。
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5. In 1882 Germany, Austria, and Italy formed the Triple Alliance.
