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    client state

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Government
    ˌclient ˈstate noun [countable]  PGa country that is dependent on the support and protection of a more powerful country – used in news reports 附庸国〔用于新闻报道〕
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    client state• It is seen as a client state of an overmighty United States, which drags poodle Britain in its wake.• Alternatively they risk becoming the client state of one or other adversary in a high-risk tension area.
    ˌclient ˈstate nounChineseSyllable
    support country and the a is dependent that on Corpus


    client state
    ˌclient ˈstate noun [countable]
    a country that is dependent on the support and protection of a more powerful country – used in news reports


    client stateBrE /ˌklaɪənt ˈsteɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌklaɪənt ˈsteɪt/ 🔊 nouna country which depends on a larger and more powerful country for support and protection （依赖强国的）附庸国