union
gb/jˈunjən/ us/jˈunjən/
B1
อังกฤษ
~ 600
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
B1
entity
1
workers' organization for rights
A group of workers who join together to protect their jobs and improve pay and conditions.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone] joins [a union]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'union' with 'team', but a union is usually a formal workers' group, not just any group of people.
คำพ้องความหมาย
labor union (A more specific term often used in American English to refer to the same concept.)
คำตรงข้าม
management (Refers to the employers or those in charge, often in opposition to a union's goals.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
trade union
|union member
|union leader
|union meeting
|union representative
หัวข้อ
business
|law
|society
|work
ตัวอย่าง
- The union negotiated a better health plan for its members.
- Teachers in the union voted to go on strike.
- She has been active in the union for over ten years.
- The company met with the union to discuss wages.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The union asked for more pay.
- My father is in a teachers' union.
- The union had a big meeting last week.
คำนาม
B2
action
2
joining together into one
When two or more things are brought together to make one thing.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[the] union of [two things]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse 'union' with 'meeting'; a meeting is temporary, while a union is about joining into one.
คำพ้องความหมาย
merger (Often used for companies or organizations joining, especially in business contexts.)
คำตรงข้าม
separation (The act of moving apart or ending a connection.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
political union
|marriage union
|union of ideas
|union of states
หัวข้อ
general
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The union of these two rivers creates a wide delta.
- Their marriage was seen as a union between two cultures.
- The political union of the countries brought stability to the region.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The union of water and flour makes dough.
- Marriage is a union of two people.
- The two companies formed a union.
คำนาม
B1
entity
3
organization for shared purpose
A group made by people or countries to work together for the same goal.
คำพ้องความหมาย
alliance (Suggests cooperation but may be less formal or permanent than a union.)
คำตรงข้าม
disbandment (The act of breaking up an organization or group.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
student union
|European Union
|credit union
หัวข้อ
society
|politics
|business
ตัวอย่าง
- The European Union has 27 member states.
- She is the president of the student union.
- Members of the credit union can get lower interest rates.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I joined the student union at my school.
- The European Union is made of many countries.
- A credit union can help you save money.
คำนาม
formal
B2
state
4
state of being married
When two people are married to each other.
คำพ้องความหมาย
marriage (The more common term in everyday use for this state.)
คำตรงข้าม
divorce (The legal ending of a marriage.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
holy union
|marital union
หัวข้อ
relationships
|law
ตัวอย่าง
- They celebrated fifty years of marital union.
- Their union was blessed by the church.
- The law recognizes their civil union.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- Their union has lasted many years.
- Marriage is a type of union.
- They had a civil union last year.
ไวยากรณ์
รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
union
IPA
GB/jˈunjən/
US/jˈunjən/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
uni - on (2 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (uni)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: union
- Plural: union, unions
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
unions
noun
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
disunity
noun
disunited
adjective
Advanced or less common
unionization
noun C1
unitary
adjective
วลีและสำนวน
civil union
1/sˈɪvəl jˈunjən/
fixed phrase
legal partnership without marriage status
A legal relationship between two people that is like marriage but not exactly the same under the law.
ตัวอย่าง
- They entered into a civil union last summer.
- Civil unions are recognized in several states.
in union with
1/ˈɪn jˈunjən wˈɪθ/
fixed phrase
formal
together in agreement or cooperation
Doing something together with someone or something else in agreement.
ตัวอย่าง
- In union with local charities, the company launched a food drive.
- She worked in union with her colleagues to finish the project.
trade union
1/tɹˈeɪd jˈunjən/
fixed phrase
workers' organization for rights at work
A group of workers who join together to protect their jobs and improve pay and conditions at work.
ตัวอย่าง
- The trade union is negotiating with management over pay.
- Trade unions often organize strikes when talks fail.