[N-COUNT 可数名词]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。
...union officials.
工会官员
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]联合；合并 When the union of two or more things occurs, they are joined together and become one thing.
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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 单数名词]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 .
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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。
...the question of which countries should join the currency union.
关于哪些国家应该加入货币联盟的问题
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]婚姻 The marriage of two people is sometimes referred to as a union .
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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 名称名词]（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。
...the Mothers' Union.
母亲联合会
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union★/ˈjuːniən; NAmEˈjuːniən/noun1★(alsoˌtrade ˈunion)(BrE alsoˌtrades ˈunion)(NAmE alsoˈlabor union)[countable ]an organization of workers, usually in a particular industry, that exists to protect their interests, improve conditions of work, etc. 工会◆I've joined the union.我已经加入工会。◆a union member工会会员2★[countable ]an association or a club for people or organizations with the same interest 协会；联合会；会社；俱乐部◆the Scottish Rugby Union苏格兰橄榄球协会☞see also
students' union
(2 )3★[countable ]a group of states or countries that have the same central government or that agree to work together 同盟；联盟；联邦◆the former Soviet Union前苏维埃联邦◆the European Union欧洲联盟4Union[singular ]the US (used especially at the time of the Civil War) （尤指内战时期的）美利坚合众国，美国◆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5★[uncountable , singular ]the act of joining two or more things together; the state of being joined together; the act of two people joining together 联合；结合；合并◆a summit to discuss economic and monetary union商讨经济和金融合作的高峰会议◆Northern Ireland's union with Britain北爱尔兰同英国的联合◆sexual union性结合6[countable ]( old-fashioned) a marriage 结为夫妻；婚姻◆Their union was blessed with six children.他们婚后幸得六个儿女。unionunionsunion/ˈjuːniən; NAmEˈjuːniən/
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unionu‧nion /ˈjuːnjən/ ●●○S3W3 noun
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1[countable] (also trade union British English, labor union American English) an organization formed by workers to protect their rightsunion of the National Union of Teachers Are you planning to join the union?union members► see thesaurus at
organization
2[countable] used in the names of some clubs or organizations: the British Golf Union3[singular] formal the act of joining two or more things together, or the state of being joined togetherunion of The artist’s work shows the perfect union of craftsmanship and imagination.union with Some militants favour independence for Kashmir or union with Pakistan.4[singular] a group of countries or states with the same central government: the former Soviet Union5the Union used in the past to talk about the United States, especially the northern states during the Civil War6[countable, uncountable] formal marriage7[countable, uncountable] formal the activity of having sex, or an occasion when this happens
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