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join/leave a trade union
表示加入或退出工会的行为。
Many workers decided to join the trade union.
许多工人决定加入工会。
工会
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工会
an organization of workers formed to protect their rights and interests in matters such as wages and working hours
Many workers decided to join the trade union.
许多工人决定加入工会。
由同一行业成员组成、集体行动以解决共同问题的组织。
An organization whose members belong to the same trade and that acts collectively to address common issues.
She joined the trade union to get better working conditions.
她加入工会是为了争取更好的工作条件。
The trade union negotiated a new contract with the company.
工会与公司谈判了一份新合同。
Many workers rely on trade unions to protect their rights.
许多工人依靠工会来保护自己的权利。
表示加入或退出工会的行为。
Many workers decided to join the trade union.
许多工人决定加入工会。
强调作为工会成员的身份。
She has been a member of the trade union for ten years.
她成为工会会员已有十年。
用作定语，修饰名词，表示与工会相关的事物。
The trade union leaders negotiated a new contract.
工会领导人谈判了新合同。
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He joined a worker union.
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He joined a trade union.
中文‘工会’常被直译为‘worker union’，但英语中固定的说法是‘trade union’。
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I am a member of trade union.
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I am a member of a trade union.
‘trade union’是可数名词短语，在泛指时需要不定冠词‘a’或‘an’。
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