unions

英 [ˈjuːnjənz]

美 [ˈjunjənz]

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
union的复数

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

双语例句

• They have yet to break the link with the trade unions.
  他们还必须断绝与工会组织的联系。
• The strike was called in protest at the government's lack of consultation with the unions.
  此次罢工是为抗议政府缺乏与工会的磋商而发动的。
• The trade unions are pinning the blame for the violence on the government.
  工会把暴力事件的责任推在政府身上。
• Both unions and management fear the dispute could escalate
  工会和管理层都担心争端会恶化。
• If he demands too much, the unions will vote him down.
  如果他要求太多，工会就会投票撤换他。
• The unions have circulated their branches, urging members to hold tight until a national deal is struck.
  各工会已经在其分支机构中作了宣传工作，敦促会员等到达成全国性协议后再行动。
• The ideological make-up of the unions is now radically different from what it had been.
  协会的思想观念与过去截然不同。
• This decree obliges unions to delay strikes.
  该法令迫使工会推迟罢工。
• Unison and the other unions have the power to hold the Government to ransom.
  公务员工会和其他工会有能力胁迫政府。
• A growing number of employers are trying to bypass the unions altogether
  越来越多的雇主试图完全绕过工会行事。