unionnoun
I've joined the union .
我已经加入工会。
a union member
工会会员
协会；联合会；会社；俱乐部
an association or a club for people or organizations with the same interest
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
the former Soviet Union
前苏维埃联邦
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)
the Union and the Confederacy
合众国与南部邦联
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
a summit to discuss economic and monetary union
商讨经济和货币联盟的高峰会议
Northern Ireland's union with Britain
北爱尔兰同英国的联合
sexual union
性结合
结为夫妻；婚姻
a marriage
Their union was blessed with six children.
他们婚后幸得六个儿女。
union
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N-COUNT 工会
A union is a workers' organization which represents its members and which aims to improve things such as their working conditions and pay.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。
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N-UNCOUNT 联合；合并
When the union of two or more things occurs, they are joined together and become one thing.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。
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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 a union .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。
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N-COUNT 婚姻
The marriage of two people is sometimes referred to as a union .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。
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N-IN-NAMES （用于名称中）俱乐部，协会，联合会
Union is used in the name of some clubs, societies, and organizations.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。
noun
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- the act of making or becoming a single unit
- the union of opposing factions
- he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays
- Synonym: unification uniting conjugation jointure
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- the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
- the casual couplings of adolescents
- the mating of some species occurs only in the spring
- Synonym: coupling mating pairing conjugation sexual union
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- a device on a national flag emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties (typically in the upper inner corner)
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- the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts
- lightning produced an unusual union of the metals
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- a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
- let C be the union of the sets A and B
- Synonym: sum join
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- an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
- you have to join the union in order to get a job
- Synonym: labor union trade union trades union brotherhood
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- a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations
- the Soviet Union
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- healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones
- Synonym: conglutination
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- the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
- a long and happy marriage
- God bless this union
- Synonym: marriage matrimony spousal relationship wedlock
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- the state of being joined or united or linked
- there is strength in union
- Synonym: unification
adj
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- of trade unions
- the union movement
- union negotiations
- a union-shop clause in the contract
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Members of the union will continue to teach their full timetables .
协会成员将继续教授所有课程。
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He praised the union 's aims but predicted its early demise .
他赞扬协会的目标，但预期这一协会很快会消亡。
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The union is in dispute with management over working hours .
工会与资方在工作时间上发生纠纷。
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Management should get together with the union .
资方应与工会在一起开个会。
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The country applied for full membership of the European Union .
这个国家申请成为欧洲联盟的正式成员。
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The management and unions have reached a settlement over new working conditions .
资方和工会已就新的工作条件达成协议。
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The union presented a shopping list of demands to the management .
工会向资方提交了一份写明各项要求的清单。
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This is a first step towards political union .
这是走向政治上联合的第一步。
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The government was determined to break the power of the trade unions .
政府决心削弱工会的力量。
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The unions have always been weak in this industry .
在这个行业，工会一直没有权威。
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Management are facing a showdown with union members today .
今天资方准备和工会成员摊牌。
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The workers see the deal as a union sell-out to management .
工人认为这个协议是工会把他们出卖给了资方。
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The employers ' association was seen as a counter to union power .
雇主协会被看作是工会权力的对头。
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The new law released employers from their obligation to recognize unions .
新的法律免除了雇主承认工会的义务。
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The union represents over 200 000 teachers .
工会代表着20余万名教师的利益。
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The union plans to raise the issue of overtime .
工会打算提出加班的问题。
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The government supported the unions in their demand for a minimum wage .
政府支持这些工会组织提出的确定最低限度工资的要求。
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The proposals were given a cautious welcome by the trade unions .
这些建议得到了工会谨慎的接受。
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In today 's lecture the focus will be on tax structures within the European Union .
今天讲课的重点是欧洲联盟内部的税制结构。
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The union balloted its members on the proposed changes .
工会要求会员对所提议的变革进行无记名投票。
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There was a call for moderation on the part of the trade unions .
有人呼吁工会保持克制。
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The comments provoked an angry response from union leaders .
这些评论激起了工会领导人的愤怒。
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The company has locked horns with the unions over proposed pay cuts .
公司与工会就减薪计划争论不休。
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There is pressure on the unions to settle .
工会组织面临消除纷争的压力。
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A committee was created to arbitrate between management and the unions .
已成立一个委员会在资方与工会之间进行仲裁。
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The union cannot call a strike unless it holds a ballot of members .
工会未经会员投票表决不得发动罢工。
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The union negotiators are holding out for a more generous pay settlement .
工会谈判代表拖延着，以期达成较优厚的薪酬协议。
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The unions are unlikely to accept any sort of wage restraint .
工会不大可能接受任何形式的工资限制。
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The hotel flies the European Union flag .
这家饭店悬挂着欧盟的旗帜。
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There was a head-on confrontation between management and unions .
资方与工会之间发生了正面冲突。
指具有共同志趣、目的等的团体，尤用于组织名称中。
the community film society
社区电影协会
the Red Cross Society of China
中国红十字会
She often subscribes to an animal protection society.
她经常捐款给一个动物保护协会。
She wanted to join the university art society.
她想加入大学艺术协会。
指由具有共同目的、政治信念等的人或国家组成的联盟；也指体育运动队为决出冠军而互相比赛的联合会。
He goes to an Ivy League school.
他在一所常春藤联盟学校上学。
He made his basketball league debut yesterday.
他昨天首次出战篮球联赛。
多指工会，也常用于协会、联合会、俱乐部等的名称中。
the Golf Union
高尔夫球协会
the Students' Union
学生会
They decided to organize the truckers into a union.
他们决定在卡车司机中组建工会。
A compromise may break the deadlock between the union and the management.
妥协也许能打破工会和资方之间的僵局。