简单释义：

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n. （市、郡等的）政务委员会；市政（或地方管理）服务机构

网络 理事会；议会；会议

变形：

复数：councils  

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完整释义：

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n.

1.议事〔行政,参议,立法〕机构;委员会;理事会;公会
2.委员会,理事会,政务会,司法机构
3.议会;委员会;评议会
4.计议,协商,讨论;〔美国〕忠告,劝告
5.【宗教】宗教[教法]会议;〔美国〕地方工会代表会议

v.

1.策划

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例句：

1. In the short term, the U. N. council aims to help farmers meet production needs for the next growing season, Merores said in a statement.
   梅罗雷在声明中指出，短期而言，ECOSOC将致力于帮助农民满足下个种植季的生产需要。

2. A spokesman for the rebel National Libyan Council, Abdul Hafidh Ghoga, said the group is not prepared to negotiate.
   反对派利比亚国家委员会的发言人，阿卜杜勒·哈飞迪·洪噶称，该组织尚未准备谈判。

3. The specific powers granted to the Security Council for the discharge of these duties are laid down in Chapters VI, VII, VIII, and XII.
   为履行此项职务而授予安全理事会之特定权力，于本宪章第六章、第七章、第八章及第十二章内规定之。

4. Contrary to what the European Council said, the private sector participation will be a blueprint for bail-outs that are yet to come.
   与欧洲理事会所说的相反，私人部门的参与会成为未来纾困的蓝图。

5. U. S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called it a "transparent ploy" by Iran to avoid United Nations Security Council sanctions.
   美国国务卿希拉里.克林顿称伊朗德这项协议是在耍“明显的花招”，目的是避免安理会的制裁。

6. "Most council members don't spend time planning for a positive relationship to go negative, " he said.
   “澳大利亚中国工商业委员会的多数会员，没有花时间准备应对积极的关系走向负面，”他表示。

7. Jinn, a proponent of the living Force over the more serene unifying Force, had long been a maverick in the eyes of the Jedi Council.
   金坚持认为生命原力高于更平静的统一原力，长期以来，在委员会眼里，他一直是个特立独行的人。

8. The United States did not vote on the cease-fire resolution passed Thursday by the Security Council.
   周四联合国安理会通过的停火协议中，美国没有投赞成票。