union

n.同盟，联盟；协会，工会；联合，团结

adj.工会的

noun

noun

1. 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
2. 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
3. （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
4. 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
5. 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。

名词复数形式:unions

union 工会，联合

来自拉丁语unus, 一，来自PIE*oi-no, 一，词源同one。引申词义一体，联合，工会等。

1. Talks with the teachers 'union over the weekend have averted a strike
   周末与教师工会举行的谈判避免了一场罢工。
2. Turkey and Greece were buffer states against the former Soviet Union.
   土耳其和希腊是前苏联与反苏国家之间的缓冲国。
3. After a ruinous strike, the union caved in
   一场破坏性的罢工之后，工会突然服软了。
4. The union countered with letters rebutting the company's claims
   工会写信驳回了公司的要求。
5. The letter called for trade union freedom and civil rights, but did not openly denounce the regime
   这封信呼吁保障工会自由和公民权利，但没有公开谴责该政权。
6. The disintegration of the Soviet Union deprived western intelligence agencies of their main enemies
   苏联解体使西方情报机构丧失了主敌。
7. This process is, in no sense, a divorce between the Labour Party and the trade union movement.
   这个进程绝不是工党和工会运动相脱离。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. 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。
11. The company says it has reached an impasse in negotiations with the union.
    公司称与工会的谈判已陷入僵局。
12. I'm very keen that the European Union should be as open as possible to trade from Russia
    我热切地希望欧盟尽可能开放与俄罗斯的贸易。
13. The Soviet Union's grip on Eastern Europe loosened.
    苏联对东欧的控制已经放松。
14. In part this attitude was due to fear of trade union and employee reactions.
    在某种程度上，这一态度是由于害怕工会和雇员的反应。
15. The gap between the best and poorest childcare provision in the European Union has widened
    欧盟最好和最差的儿童保育服务之间的差距扩大了。
16. 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。
17. The European Union has proposed new regulations to control the hours worked by its employees
    欧盟已经就其雇员工作时间的控制问题拟定了新的规章。
18. Union leaders have called upon the government to help retrain workers.
    工会领导人已经呼吁政府帮助对工人进行再培训。
19. 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。
20. The union suspended strike action this week
    这周工会暂停了罢工。
21. They will sign the union treaty only on their terms.
    只有同意他们的条件，他们才会在联盟条约上签字。
22. 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。
23. 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。
24. 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。
25. 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。
26. 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。
27. 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。
28. Japan is a member to the Universal Postal Union.
    日本是万国邮政联盟的成员（国）。
29. They kept back 80 dollars from my wages for trade union membership dues.
    他们从我的工资中扣下80元钱交工会会费。
30. She was admitted as a member of the trade union.
    她被接纳为工会会员。