union

Word family nounUniounion

Related topics: Labour relations, unions, Government, Family

u·nion /ˈjuːnjən/ S3 W3 noun

1 [countableC] (also trade union British EnglishBrE, labor union American EnglishAmE)BELBEL an organization formed by workers to protect their rights 工会

union of

the National Union of Teachers

全国教师工会

Are you planning to join the union?

你打算加入工会吗？

union members

工会会员

► see thesaurus at organization

2 [countableC] used in the names of some clubs or organizations 协会；联合会；俱乐部；会社〔用于组织的名称中〕

the British Golf Union

英国高尔夫球协会

3 [singular] formalUNITE the act of joining two or more things together, or the state of being joined together 联合，合并；结合

union of

The artist’s work shows the perfect union of craftsmanship and imagination.

这位艺术家的作品体现了工艺和想象力的完美结合。

union with

Some militants favour independence for Kashmir or union with Pakistan.

有些激进分子主张克什米尔独立或并入巴基斯坦。

4 PG[singular] a group of countries or states with the same central government 同盟；联盟；联邦

the former Soviet Union

前苏联

5. the Union used in the past to talk about the United States, especially the northern states during the Civil War 〔尤指内战时期北部诸州的〕美利坚合众国，联邦

Examples from the Corpus

the Union• And he felt even more strongly about the union issue.• But the union has said it is going ahead with a formal appeal to the Employment Appeals Tribunal.• soldiers who fought for the Union• Each of the union republics has a constitution and state structure modelled broadly on that of the central administration.• This was the ex-president of the Union talking!• The potential for other oppressed groups to be autonomously organized also put pressure on the Union to question its structures and attitudes.• But when the unions objected, Lindsay buried its report.

6. [countableC, uncountableU] formalSSFMARRY marriage 结婚，婚姻

7. [countableC, uncountableU] formal the activity of having sex, or an occasion when this happens 两性结合，性交

Examples from the Corpus

union• union members• Among the most controversial options being considered is whether to form a union with the Roman Catholic Church.• the National Farmers' Union• Yucatan, although not completely pacified, had been reincorporated into the federal union in July.• The President could not rely on the support of the labor unions.• the National Union of Mineworkers.• The largest teachers' union supports the education reforms.• Strategically, it was a victory for the union forces of the North.• Some workers refused to join the union.• Alaska and Hawaii both joined the union in 1959.• They certainly lose a degree of security, and for that reason their unions often oppose any threat to their monopoly status.• The Labour party and trade unions say farmworkers need to be protected and need to be treated as a special case.• She tried to get into the matter of trade unions.

union members• Clearly trade creation experienced by union members on the import side results in an equivalent rise in exports of other union members.• Once people become unemployed, even if they were always good union members, they are out of the labor movement.• I turn now to the rights of individual union members.• In this country they are probably two-thirds of our union members.• She said the union members like the new system very much.• A few employees will return to work this week while the agreement goes to union members for ratification.• Once more, here, certain trade union members have been disappointed with the Commissioner's ineffectual response to their complaints.• The Government wants to legalise payment of higher salaries to non-trade union members.

union with• a mystical union with God• Some militants favor independence for Kashmir or union with Pakistan.

From Longman Business Dictionary

unionu·nion /ˈjuːnjən/ noun

1[countableC] an organization formed by workers to protect their rights

If you decide to join the union you are encouraged to play an active part and to ensure your views are represented.

a union agreement (=an agreement between a union and management about wages, conditions etc)

→ company union → craft union → credit union → general union → trade union

2[countableC] a group of countries with the same central government

the former Soviet Union

3[uncountableU] the act of joining two or more things together or the state of being joined together

The countries of the EU are in a process of ever closer economic and political union.

—unionist noun [countableC]

unionist leaders

Origin union

(1400-1500) Old French Late Latin unio, from Latin unus “one”

词汇	union
释义	union Word family nounUniounion Related topics: Labour relations, unions, Government, Family u·nion /ˈjuːnjən/ ●●○ S3 W3 noun 1 [countableC] (also trade union British EnglishBrE, labor union American EnglishAmE)BELBEL an organization formed by workers to protect their rights 工会 union of the National Union of Teachers 全国教师工会 Are you planning to join the union? 你打算加入工会吗？ union members 工会会员 ► see thesaurus at organization 2 [countableC] used in the names of some clubs or organizations 协会；联合会；俱乐部；会社〔用于组织的名称中〕 the British Golf Union 英国高尔夫球协会 3 [singular] formalUNITE the act of joining two or more things together, or the state of being joined together 联合，合并；结合 union of The artist’s work shows the perfect union of craftsmanship and imagination. 这位艺术家的作品体现了工艺和想象力的完美结合。 union with Some militants favour independence for Kashmir or union with Pakistan. 有些激进分子主张克什米尔独立或并入巴基斯坦。 4 PG[singular] a group of countries or states with the same central government 同盟；联盟；联邦 the former Soviet Union 前苏联 5. the Union used in the past to talk about the United States, especially the northern states during the Civil War 〔尤指内战时期北部诸州的〕美利坚合众国，联邦 Examples from the Corpus the Union• And he felt even more strongly about the union issue.• But the union has said it is going ahead with a formal appeal to the Employment Appeals Tribunal.• soldiers who fought for the Union• Each of the union republics has a constitution and state structure modelled broadly on that of the central administration.• This was the ex-president of the Union talking!• The potential for other oppressed groups to be autonomously organized also put pressure on the Union to question its structures and attitudes.• But when the unions objected, Lindsay buried its report. 6. [countableC, uncountableU] formalSSFMARRY marriage 结婚，婚姻 7. [countableC, uncountableU] formal the activity of having sex, or an occasion when this happens 两性结合，性交 Examples from the Corpus union• union members• Among the most controversial options being considered is whether to form a union with the Roman Catholic Church.• the National Farmers' Union• Yucatan, although not completely pacified, had been reincorporated into the federal union in July.• The President could not rely on the support of the labor unions.• the National Union of Mineworkers.• The largest teachers' union supports the education reforms.• Strategically, it was a victory for the union forces of the North.• Some workers refused to join the union.• Alaska and Hawaii both joined the union in 1959.• They certainly lose a degree of security, and for that reason their unions often oppose any threat to their monopoly status.• The Labour party and trade unions say farmworkers need to be protected and need to be treated as a special case.• She tried to get into the matter of trade unions. union members• Clearly trade creation experienced by union members on the import side results in an equivalent rise in exports of other union members.• Once people become unemployed, even if they were always good union members, they are out of the labor movement.• I turn now to the rights of individual union members.• In this country they are probably two-thirds of our union members.• She said the union members like the new system very much.• A few employees will return to work this week while the agreement goes to union members for ratification.• Once more, here, certain trade union members have been disappointed with the Commissioner's ineffectual response to their complaints.• The Government wants to legalise payment of higher salaries to non-trade union members. union with• a mystical union with God• Some militants favor independence for Kashmir or union with Pakistan. From Longman Business Dictionary unionu·nion /ˈjuːnjən/ noun 1[countableC] an organization formed by workers to protect their rights If you decide to join the union you are encouraged to play an active part and to ensure your views are represented. a union agreement (=an agreement between a union and management about wages, conditions etc) → company union → craft union → credit union → general union → trade union 2[countableC] a group of countries with the same central government the former Soviet Union 3[uncountableU] the act of joining two or more things together or the state of being joined together The countries of the EU are in a process of ever closer economic and political union. —unionist noun [countableC] unionist leaders Origin union (1400-1500) Old French Late Latin unio, from Latin unus “one”
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