union
gb/jˈunjən/ us/jˈunjən/
B1
英语
~ 600
义项
0 个义项
名词
B1
entity
1
workers' organization for rights
A group of workers who join together to protect their jobs and improve pay and conditions.
用法模式：
[someone] joins [a union]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'union' with 'team', but a union is usually a formal workers' group, not just any group of people.
近义词
labor union (A more specific term often used in American English to refer to the same concept.)
反义词
management (Refers to the employers or those in charge, often in opposition to a union's goals.)
搭配
trade union
|union member
|union leader
|union meeting
|union representative
主题
business
|law
|society
|work
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- The union asked for more pay.
- My father is in a teachers' union.
- The union had a big meeting last week.
名词
B2
action
2
joining together into one
When two or more things are brought together to make one thing.
用法模式：
[the] union of [two things]
常见错误：
Learners may confuse 'union' with 'meeting'; a meeting is temporary, while a union is about joining into one.
近义词
merger (Often used for companies or organizations joining, especially in business contexts.)
反义词
separation (The act of moving apart or ending a connection.)
搭配
political union
|marriage union
|union of ideas
|union of states
主题
general
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- The union of water and flour makes dough.
- Marriage is a union of two people.
- The two companies formed a union.
名词
B1
entity
3
organization for shared purpose
A group made by people or countries to work together for the same goal.
近义词
alliance (Suggests cooperation but may be less formal or permanent than a union.)
反义词
disbandment (The act of breaking up an organization or group.)
搭配
student union
|European Union
|credit union
主题
society
|politics
|business
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- I joined the student union at my school.
- The European Union is made of many countries.
- A credit union can help you save money.
名词
formal
B2
state
4
state of being married
When two people are married to each other.
近义词
marriage (The more common term in everyday use for this state.)
反义词
divorce (The legal ending of a marriage.)
搭配
holy union
|marital union
主题
relationships
|law
例句
- They celebrated fifty years of marital union.
- Their union was blessed by the church.
- The law recognizes their civil union.
学习者例句
- Their union has lasted many years.
- Marriage is a type of union.
- They had a civil union last year.
语法
词典原形
union
IPA
GB/jˈunjən/
US/jˈunjən/
音节与重音
uni - on （2 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (uni)
词形变化
Noun
- Base: union
- Plural: union, unions
词族
Forms
unions
noun
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
disunity
noun
disunited
adjective
Advanced or less common
unionization
noun C1
unitary
adjective
相关表达
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.
例句
- 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.
例句
- 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.
例句
- The trade union is negotiating with management over pay.
- Trade unions often organize strikes when talks fail.