union

英 [ˈjuːniən]

美 [ˈjuːniən]

n.  协会; 联合会; 会社; 俱乐部; 同盟; 联盟; 联邦; (尤指内战时期的)美利坚合众国，美国

复数：unions　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.467 / COCA.1658

同义词辨析

societyleagueunion【导航词义：社团】

牛津词典

noun

noun

• 协会；联合会；会社；俱乐部
  an association or a club for people or organizations with the same interest
  1. the Scottish Rugby Union
     苏格兰橄榄球协会
• 同盟；联盟；联邦
  a group of states or countries that have the same central government or that agree to work together
  1. the former Soviet Union
     前苏维埃联邦
  2. the European Union
     欧洲联盟
• （尤指内战时期的）美利坚合众国，美国，联邦
  the US (used especially at the time of the Civil War)
  1. the Union and the Confederacy
     合众国与南部邦联
  2. the State of the Union address by the President
     美国总统向国会发表的国情咨文
• 联合；结合；合并
  the act of joining two or more things together; the state of being joined together; the act of two people joining together
  1. a summit to discuss economic and monetary union
     商讨经济和货币联盟的高峰会议
  2. Northern Ireland's union with Britain
     北爱尔兰同英国的联合
  3. sexual union
     性结合
• 结为夫妻；婚姻
  a marriage
  1. Their union was blessed with six children.
     他们婚后幸得六个儿女。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 工会
  Aunionis a workers' organization which represents its members and which aims to improve things such as their working conditions and pay.
  1. I feel that women in all types of employment can benefit from joining a union.
     我认为女性无论从事什么工作，加入工会都是有好处的。
  2. ...union officials.
     工会官员
• N-UNCOUNT 联合；合并
  When theunionof two or more things occurs, they are joined together and become one thing.
  1. In 1918 the Romanian majority in this former tsarist province voted for union with Romania.
     1918年，这个前沙皇统治的省份中占了多数的罗马尼亚人投票赞成与罗马尼亚合并。
• N-SING 联盟；联合体
  When two or more things, for example countries or organizations, have been joined together to form one thing, you can refer to them as aunion.
  1. Tanzania is a union of the states of Tanganyika and Zanzibar.
     坦桑尼亚是坦噶尼喀和桑给巴尔两个政体组成的联合国家。
  2. ...the question of which countries should join the currency union.
     关于哪些国家应该加入货币联盟的问题
• N-COUNT 婚姻
  The marriage of two people is sometimes referred to as aunion.
  1. Even Louis began to think their union was not blessed in the eyes of God.
     就连路易斯都开始认为他们的婚姻并没有受到上帝的祝福。
• N-IN-NAMES （用于名称中）俱乐部，协会，联合会
  Unionis used in the name of some clubs, societies, and organizations.
  1. The naming of stars is at the discretion of the International Astronomical Union.
     给星体命名是由国际天文学联合会决定的。
  2. ...the Mothers' Union.
     母亲联合会

英英释义

noun

• the act of making or becoming a single unit
  1. the union of opposing factions
  2. he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays
  Synonym:unificationunitingconjugationjointure
• the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
  1. the casual couplings of adolescents
  2. the mating of some species occurs only in the spring
  Synonym:couplingmatingpairingconjugationsexual union
• a device on a national flag emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties (typically in the upper inner corner)
• the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts
  1. lightning produced an unusual union of the metals
• a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
  1. let C be the union of the sets A and B
  Synonym:sumjoin
• an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
  1. you have to join the union in order to get a job
  Synonym:labor uniontrade uniontrades unionbrotherhood
• a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations
  1. the Soviet Union
• healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones
  Synonym:conglutination
• the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
  1. a long and happy marriage
  2. God bless this union
  Synonym:marriagematrimonyspousal relationshipwedlock
• the state of being joined or united or linked
  1. there is strength in union
  Synonym:unification

adj

• of trade unions
  1. the union movement
  2. union negotiations
  3. a union-shop clause in the contract

双语例句

• Even Louis began to think their union was not blessed in the eyes of God.
  就连路易斯都开始认为他们的婚姻并没有受到上帝的祝福。
• Australia's rugby union side enjoyed a record-breaking win over France.
  澳大利亚的英式橄榄球联盟队创纪录地赢了法国队。
• The authorities took especial interest in him because of his trade union work.
  因为他在工会工作，官方对他特别感兴趣。
• I believe he was an honourable man, dedicated to the people and his union
  我认为他是个品行高洁的人，一心奉献于人民和工会的事业。
• That war preserved the Union and emancipated the slaves
  那场战争保住了联邦政府，并解放了奴隶。
• The Congress voted down a motion to change the union's structure
  国会投票否决了改变工会结构的动议。
• The naming of stars is at the discretion of the International Astronomical Union.
  给星体命名是由国际天文学联合会决定的。
• I feel that women in all types of employment can benefit from joining a union.
  我认为女性无论从事什么工作，加入工会都是有好处的。
• It would also train women union members in public speaking and decision-making
  它还将培养工会的女性成员公开演讲和决策的能力。
• Tanzania is a union of the states of Tanganyika and Zanzibar.
  坦桑尼亚是坦噶尼喀和桑给巴尔两个政体组成的联合国家。