1. 工會(huì ) A union is a workers' organization which represents its members and which aims to improve things such as their working conditions and pay.
e.g. I feel that women in all types of employment can benefit from joining a union. 我認為女性無(wú)論從事什么工作，加入工會(huì )都是有好處的。 e.g. ...union officials. 工會(huì )官員
2. 聯(lián)合；合并 When the union of two or more things occurs, they are joined together and become one thing.
e.g. In 1918 the Romanian majority in this former tsarist province voted for union with Romania. 1918年，這個(gè)前沙皇統治的省份中占了多數的羅馬尼亞人投票贊成與羅馬尼亞合并。
3. 聯(lián)盟；聯(lián)合體 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 .
e.g. Tanzania is a union of the states of Tanganyika and Zanzibar. 坦桑尼亞是坦噶尼喀和桑給巴爾兩個(gè)政體組成的聯(lián)合國家。 e.g. ...the question of which countries should join the currency union. 關(guān)于哪些國家應該加入貨幣聯(lián)盟的問(wèn)題
4. 婚姻 The marriage of two people is sometimes referred to as a union .
e.g. Even Louis began to think their union was not blessed in the eyes of God. 就連路易斯都開(kāi)始認為他們的婚姻并沒(méi)有受到上帝的祝福。
5. （用于名稱(chēng)中）俱樂(lè )部，協(xié)會(huì )，聯(lián)合會(huì ) Union is used in the name of some clubs, societies, and organizations.
e.g. The naming of stars is at the discretion of the International Astronomical Union. 給星體命名是由國際天文學(xué)聯(lián)合會(huì )決定的。 e.g. ...the Mothers' Union. 母親聯(lián)合會(huì )
union英英釋義
noun
1. the act of making or becoming a single unit
e.g. the union of opposing factions he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays
Synonym: unificationunitingconjugationjointure
2. the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
e.g. the casual couplings of adolescents the mating of some species occurs only in the spring
Synonym: couplingmatingpairingconjugationsexual union
3. a device on a national flag emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties (typically in the upper inner corner)
4. the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts
e.g. lightning produced an unusual union of the metals
5. a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
e.g. let C be the union of the sets A and B
Synonym: sumjoin
6. an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
e.g. you have to join the union in order to get a job