federal
US /ˈfed.ɚ.əl/
UK /ˈfed.ɚ.əl/
1.
联邦的
having a system of government in which several states form a unity but remain independent in internal affairs.
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The United States has a federal system of government.
美国实行联邦制政府。
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Germany is a federal republic.
德国是一个联邦共和国。
2.
联邦的, 中央的
relating to the central government rather than to the government of a state or province.
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The federal government announced new economic policies.
联邦政府宣布了新的经济政策。
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Federal law supersedes state law in many cases.
在许多情况下，联邦法律优先于州法律。