union

union
noun
  1. [mass noun]the action or fact of joining together or being joined together, especially in a political context
    结合;(尤指政治上)联合(或合并)
    he was opposed to closer political or economic union with Europe.
    他反对与欧洲更紧密的政治和经济联合。
    [count noun]a currency union between the two countries.
    两国货币统一。
    ■a state of harmony or agreement
    和谐;一致
    they live in perfect union.
    他们生活完全和谐。
    ■[count noun]a marriage
    结婚;婚姻
    their union had not been blessed with children.
    他们的婚姻没有子女。
    ■(the Union)(historical)the uniting of the English and Scottish crowns in 1603, of the English and Scottish parliaments in 1707, or of the parliaments of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801
    (史)1603年英格兰和苏格兰国王合一;1707年英格兰和苏格兰国会合一;1801年大不列颠和爱尔兰国会合一
  2. an organized association of workers formed to protect and further their rights and interests; a trade union
    工会
    the National Farmers' Union.
    全国农民联合会。
    ■a club, society, or association formed by people with a common interest or purpose
    俱乐部;会社;社团
    members of the Students' Union.
    学生会会员。
    ■short for rugby union
    rugby union的简称
    ■(Brit. historical)a number of parishes consolidated for the purposes of administering the Poor Laws
    (英 史)教区联合济贫组织
    ■(亦作union workhouse 或 house)a workhouse set up by such a group of parishes
    教区联合济贫院
    ■(Brit.)an association of independent Churches, especially Congregational or Baptist, for purposes of cooperation
    (英)(尤指公理会或浸礼会等英国独立教会合作组建的)教会同盟;联合教会
    ■(in the Indian subcontinent) a local administrative unit comprising several rural villages
    (印度次大陆)村落联合体
  3. (亦作 Union)a political unit consisting of a number of states or provinces with the same central government, in particular
    联邦;联盟,尤指
    ■the United States, especially from its founding by the original thirteen states in 1787–90 to the secession of the Confederate states in 1860–1
    (1787—1861年间的)美国
    ■the United Kingdom
    大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国
    ■South Africa
    南非
    ■(亦作 the Federal Union)the northern states of the United States which opposed the seceding Confederate states in the American Civil War
    (美国南北战争期间)支持联邦政府的北部各州
  4. (Mathematics)the set that comprises all the elements (and no others) contained in any of two or more given sets
    (数)并,并集
    ■[mass noun]the operation of forming such a set
    并集形成
  5. a joint or coupling for pipes
    联管节;接头
  6. a part of a flag with an emblem symbolizing national union, typically occupying the upper corner next to the staff
    旗帜上象征国家统一的部分(一般在内上角)
  7. [mass noun]a fabric made of two or more different yarns, typically cotton and linen or silk
    (两或多种纤维混纺而成,多用棉和麻或丝)交织织物;混纺织物
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French, or from ecclesiastical Latin unio(n-) 'unity', from Latin unus 'one'
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