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

• The unions called a two-hour strike in protest at the railway authority's announcement.
  各工会号召罢工两小时，以对铁路当局所发通告表示抗议。
• This decree obliges unions to delay strikes.
  该法令迫使工会推迟罢工。
• There are 73 unions affiliated to the Trades Union Congress.
  共有73家工会隶属于英国职工大会。
• 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。
• Unison and the other unions have the power to hold the Government to ransom.
  公务员工会和其他工会有能力胁迫政府。
• There is still much antagonism between trades unions and the oil companies
  工会和石油公司之间仍然存在着相当大的敌意。
• The new industrial relations legislation curbed the power of the unions.
  新的劳资关系法规限制了工会的权力。
• 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。
• The Labour Party and the teaching unions condemned the idea.
  工党与教师联合会均谴责这一主张。
• The unions have circulated their branches, urging members to hold tight until a national deal is struck.
  各工会已经在其分支机构中作了宣传工作，敦促会员等到达成全国性协议后再行动。