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al·lied /əˈlaɪd, ˈæˌlaɪd/
(a.)聯盟的,聯姻的,類似的
Al·lied a. United; joined; leagued; akin; related. See Ally.
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Al·ly v. t. [imp. & p. p. Allied p. pr. & vb. n. Allying.]
1. To unite, or form a connection between, as between families by marriage, or between princes and states by treaty, league, or confederacy; -- often followed by to or with.
O chief! in blood, and now in arms allied. --Pope.
2. To connect or form a relation between by similitude, resemblance, friendship, or love.
These three did love each other dearly well,
And with so firm affection were allied. --Spenser.
The virtue nearest to our vice allied. --Pope.
Note: ☞ Ally is generally used in the passive form or reflexively.
ally
n 1: a friendly nation
2: an associate who provides assistance; "he's a good ally in
fight"; "they were friends of the workers" [syn: friend]
[ant: foe]
v : become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage; "He
allied himself with the Communists"
[also: allied]
allied
adj 1: related by common characteristics or ancestry; "allied
species"; "allied studies"
2: united in a confederacy or league [syn: confederate, confederative]
3: joined by treaty or agreement