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词汇 union
释义 union
noun
uk /ˈjuː.njən/ us /ˈjuː.njən/

unionnoun (JOINING)


B2[ S or U ]
the act or the state of being joined together: 联合;结合;合并;统一
Meanwhile the debate on European political and monetary union continues.同时,有关欧洲政治和货币联盟的争论还在继续。
formalShe believes that the union (= marriage) of man and woman in holy matrimony is for ever.她相信男女之间的神圣结合是永久的。
 the Union
[ S ]
(in the American Civil War) the states that did not separate from the United States(美国内战时的)联邦
The signing of the treaty marked a major milestone on the road to European union.该条约的签署是欧洲一体化进程中的一个重要里程碑。
The two countries are holding a summit to discuss economic and monetary union.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Connecting and combining
abut
additive
adjoin
affix something to something
agglomerate
connectedly
connecting
converge
convergence
cor
intertwine
interweave
isthmic
jointed
junction
umbilical
unification
unified
unify
unintegrated

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International relations: United States politics & government

unionnoun (WORKERS)


B1[ C, + sing/pl verb ]
a trade unionUK: 工会(同 trade union)
the electricians' union电工工会
Management are having discussions with the union about possible redundancies.
The car workers' union is demanding a 7% pay rise this year.
Her debating skills were honed in the students' union.她的辩论才能是在学生会里磨炼出来的。
The union decided to ballot its members on the issue .工会决定让会员就这件事进行无记名投票。
The union safeguards the interests of all its members.工会捍卫每个会员的利益。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Industrial relations
anti-union
arbitrate
arbitration
arbitrator
bargaining power
closed shop
collective bargaining
free collective bargaining
industrial relations
inter-union
labor union
labour relations
mastersinger
postal union
shop steward
student union
trade union
trade unionism
unionization
unionize

unionnoun (SPORT)


[ U ]
the sport of rugby union(= a form of rugby with 15 players in each team), especially when compared with rugby league(= a form of rugby with 13 players in each team):
He first played union for Wales as a 19-year-old.
He's the latest rugby league player to declare his interest in switching to union.
He has never played union in his life, but is looking forward greatly to a whole new experience.
He is returning to rugby league only three years after making the switch to union.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Rugby
22 metre drop-out
advantage rule
All Blacks
ankle tap
attacking half
blind side
fifteen
hooker
hospital pass
jumper
knock
knock (something) on
loose forward
loosehead
prop
set scrum
shirt pad
shoulder charge
Six Nations
squad rotation

union | American Dictionary


union
noun[ C/U ]
us/ˈjun·jən/

unionnoun[C/U] (THINGS JOINED)


the act or the state of being joined together
The union of two people refers to marriage.

unionnoun[C/U] (POLITICAL UNIT)


social studies
a political unit made up of two or more separate units such as states
 the UnionUS history
In the American Civil War, the Union refers to the states that did not separate from the United States.

unionnoun[C/U] (ORGANIZATION)


[ C ] social studies
a labor union

union | Business English


union
noun
uk /ˈjuːnjən/us
[ C ] HR, WORKPLACE (UK alsotrade union); (US alsolabor union)
an organization that represents the people who work in a particular industry, protects their rights and may agree pay, working conditions, etc. with their employers:
"No date has yet been set for a strike, the union said in a statement to the press this morning.
The unions are on strike over wage concerns.
The political activity of each affiliated union is highly regulated by statute.
a union spokesman/delegate/negotiator
public-sector/public-employee/state-worker unions
civil-service/white-collar/blue-collar unions
join/belong to a unionThe new generation of workers is less likely to join a union.
[ C ]
a group of two or more countries that work together or that have the same government:
the European Union
[ S or U ]
the act of joining two or more things together, or the state of being joined together:
Both bosses had a financial interest in making the merger work, as the success of the union of their two companies showed.
economic/political/monetary union

See also


company union
craft union
credit union
customs union
enterprise union
European Monetary Union
the European Union
general union
horizontal union
labor union
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non-union
trade union

Examples of union


union
Unless agreements exist with authors' societies and unions, normally an extension has to be obtained for this medium.
However, employers and unions then reached agreements which topped up provision, restoring the previously-established levels of benefit ('gap insurance').
In both cases, the unions quickly achieved some important victories, which were written into agreements with the mining companies.
One easily checks that unions and (relational) compositions of bisimulations are again bisimulations.
Consistent with our expectations, unions compress the wage distribution primarily by boosting the relative wages of poorly paid workers.
Unions hired and, in practice, unions determined who was fired.
How were the unions' links to political parties established ?
By contrast, reforms that impose severe losses on unions are likely to engender much more vigorous opposition from the labour movement.
The term 'marriage' may have been rather loosely interpreted by respondents, and consensual unions were probably included.
About 83 per cent traced the absence of unions in their companies to deliberate actions by management (especially the owners) who discouraged unionisation.
However, such deals are difficult to sell to the membership of high-wage unions.
Capital accepts the development of a large public insurance system in exchange for the unions' moderation and the availability of a well-qualified labour force.
Thus, for example, for the group of unions commencing 10 years ago, information is available only on those that are still intact.
Few trade unions existed and those which did had a handful of members and very little influence.
Second, that inter-racial extramarital unions are almost entirely those of racial exploitation by higher status white males particularly during the eighteenth and nineteenth century.
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Collocations withunion


union

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affiliated union
Nevertheless, the affiliated unions through their card votes were an important force at party conferences, and they continued to supply significant organizational resources to the party.
civil union
No other form of civilunion is recognized.
From
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closer union
How significant will it prove to be in the move towards 'ever closerunion'?
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