union
/ˈjuːnjən/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
他反对与欧洲建立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。
1.1
- a state of harmony or agreement和谐; 一致：
they live in perfect union.
他们生活完全和谐。
1.2
- 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。
1.3
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年英格兰和苏格兰王国合一; 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。
2.1
- 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。
2.2
- short for RUGBY UNION.RUGBY UNION的简称。
2.3
- 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。
2.4
- （亦作union workhouse 或house）a workhouse set up by such a group of parishes教区联合济贫院。
2.5
- 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。
2.6
- (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：
3.1
- 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。
3.2
- the United Kingdom大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国
3.3
- South Africa南非。
3.4
- （亦作the Federal Union）the northern states of the United States which opposed the seceding Confederate states in the American Civil War（美国南北战争期间的）联邦。
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。
4.1
- 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）。
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- 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。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French, or from ecclesiastical Latin unio（n-） 'unity', from Latin unus 'one'.