Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #467
Fully loadedunion
工会
an organization of workers formed to negotiate with employers
- 1.
The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.
联合或结合两个或更多事物为一体的行为。
- 2.
The 0-10-2 locomotive wheel arrangement.
0-10-2式机车车轮排列。
- 3.
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
工会
- 4.
The state of being united or joined; a state of unity or harmony.
联合或结合的状态；统一或和谐的状态。
- 5.
The canton of the United States flag: the portion of the flag containing stars on a blue background.
美国国旗的左上角:旗面上蓝底含星的部分。
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the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)
美国(尤指美国内战时期的北方各州)
- 7.
Something united, or made one; something formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation; a consolidated body; a league.
联合或统一的事物；由部分或成员组合而成的事物；联盟；合并体；同盟。
- 8.
the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
交配
- 9.
A trade union; a workers' union.
工会；工人联合会。
- 10.
An association of students at a university for social and/or political purposes; also in some cases a debating body.
大学学生为社交或政治目的组成的协会；有时也指辩论团体。
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A joint or other connection uniting parts of machinery, such as pipes.
连接机器部件(如管道)的接头或其他连接装置。
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The set containing all of the elements of two or more sets.
包含两个或多个集合所有元素的集合。
- 13.
The act or state of marriage.
婚姻的行为或状态。
- 14.
A data structure that can store any of various types of item, but only one at a time.
一种数据结构,可存储任意类型的项,但每次只能存储一个。
联合或结合两个或更多事物为一体的行为。；0-10-2式机车车轮排列。；联合或结合的状态；统一或和谐的状态。；美国国旗的左上角:旗面上蓝底含星的部分。；美国(尤指美国内战时期的北方各州)
In use
The union is negotiating a new contract with the factory management.
She joined the teachers' union to get better working conditions.
Many workers pay a small fee to support their union.
you have to join the union in order to get a job
he has visited every state in the Union
Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union
join a union
Many workers join a union.
许多工人加入一个工会。
union member
Connections
Collocations
- labor union
- 工会
- The workers formed a labor union to negotiate better wages.工人们组建了一个工会来协商更高的工资。
- credit union
- 信用合作社
- She joined a credit union to get a low-interest loan.她加入了一家信用合作社以获得低息贷款。
- student union
- 学生会
- The student union organized a charity event.学生会组织了一场慈善活动。
- union members
- 工会成员
- Union members voted to strike for better conditions.工会成员投票决定罢工以争取更好的条件。
- union contract
- 工会合同
- The union contract guarantees annual pay raises.工会合同保证了年度加薪。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象工人手拉手（union）形成工会联盟，也可联想夫妻结合或国家联合。
Context & Register
工会活动（正式）
Grammar Note
Commonly used in compounds like 'labor union' or 'trade union'.
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling chunk 'ion' but have different pronunciations. None are perfect rhymes with 'union' (/ˈjuːnjən/). 'Onion', 'opinion', and 'companion' end with /njən/; 'million' and 'billion' with /ljən/; 'champion' with /piən/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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