unions

英 [ˈjuːnjənz]

美 [ˈjunjənz]

n.  协会; 联合会; 会社; 俱乐部; 同盟; 联盟; 联邦; (尤指内战时期的)美利坚合众国，美国
union的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 工会
  Aunionis a workers' organization which represents its members and which aims to improve things such as their working conditions and pay.
  1. 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。
  2. ...union officials.
     工会官员
• N-UNCOUNT 联合；合并
  When theunionof two or more things occurs, they are joined together and become one thing.
  1. 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。
• 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 aunion.
  1. 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。
  2. ...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
• N-COUNT 婚姻
  The marriage of two people is sometimes referred to as aunion.
  1. 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。
• N-IN-NAMES （用于名称中）俱乐部，协会，联合会
  Unionis used in the name of some clubs, societies, and organizations.
  1. 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。
  2. ...the Mothers' Union.
     母亲联合会

双语例句

• To succeed, the new paper will need to break the stranglehold of the printing unions.
  要想获得成功的话，这份新报纸就要冲破印刷业联合会的钳制。
• Most unions see privatisation as an inevitable prelude to job losses
  大多数工会认为私有化会不可避免地导致失业。
• The unions are worried that at least 100,000 jobs will disappear as a result of privatization.
  工会担心私有化至少会造成10万个工作岗位的丧失。
• If he demands too much, the unions will vote him down.
  如果他要求太多，工会就会投票撤换他。
• Trade unions are pressing him to stand firm
  各工会正在竭力劝说他坚定立场。
• The trade unions are shackled by the law.
  工会受法律的制约。
• The government thought it could count on the support of the trades unions
  政府认为可以指望获得工会的支持。
• He urged employers and trade unions to adapt their pay settlements to the economic circumstances.
  他敦促雇主和工会根据经济条件调整工资方案。
• Unions would elect their leadership by secret postal ballot.
  工会将通过秘密邮寄选票的方式选举领导人。
• Cohabiting couples would regularise their unions, they said
  他们说，同居情侣会让他们的结合合法化。