commonwealth
n
1 [C]
(a) independent State or community 独立的国家或团体、 集体
measures for the good of the commonwealth 有利於集体的措施.
(b) group of States that have chosen to be politically linked (政治上相结合的国家组成的)集团
the Commonwealth of Australia 澳大利亚联邦.
2 the Commonwealth [sing]
the association consisting of the UK and various independent States (previously subject to Britain) and dependencies 英联邦(由联合王国及原所辖的自治省和属地组成的联邦).
Railroad stations or airports--Grandpa always tells us he'll get here by himself.
无论是火车站还是机场,爷爷总是说他会自个儿设法到这 。
Bottoms up!
干杯!
The guests had, of course, realized this from the moment Bessie opened the door for them and, long before the final catastrophe, had had a difficult time trying to conceal their amusement.