新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

union

英  [ˈjuːnjən]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • unions

    1[C 可数名词] 工会

    A union is a workers' organization which represents its members and which tries to improve things such as their working conditions and pay.

    近义词

    trade union

    双语例句

    例:

    Do all teachers have a right to join a union?

    所有的教师都有权利加入工会吗?

    例:

    Women in all types of employment can benefit from joining a union.

    各行各业的妇女都能通过加入工会而受益。

    例:

    Union officials criticized management tactics.

    工会领导们批评了管理策略。

    2[U 不可数名词] 合并

    When the union of two or more things occurs, they are joined together and become one thing.

    双语例句

    例:

    In 1918 the Romanian majority in this former czarist province voted for union with Romania.

    1918年,这个由前沙俄统治的省份中的大多数罗马尼亚人投票支持与罗马尼亚合并。

    3[SING 单数型名词] 联盟

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    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。