| 单词 | union |
| 释义 | union (once / 128 pages) 1n 2nadj 3n 4n 5n A union is things coming together, or uniting, to make one. When the thirteen colonies that became the United States came together, they formed a union. Marriage is another kind of union. Workers come together to form trade unions so that together they can have a stronger voice negotiating with their employer. The word famously occurs in the Preamble (the introduction) to the United States Constitution: "We the people of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union...do ordain and establish this Constitution...." You may recognize the Latin root unum in union, as in e pluribus unum "from many, one," the motto on the seal of the United States. WORD FAMILYunion: disunion, nonunion, reunion, unionise, unionism, unionize, unions+/disunion: disunions/reunify: reunification, reunified, reunifies, reunifying/reunion: reunify, reunions/unionise: unionisation, unionised/unionised: nonunionised/unionism: unionist/unionist: unionists/unionize: unionization, unionized, unionizing/unionized: nonunionized USAGE EXAMPLESThe head of the English soccer players’ union last week said that at least 20 more former players had come forward, many of them privately. New York Times(Dec 01, 2016) An upgraded customs union and strategic partnerships on migration, energy and security could be offered instead, Mr. Blockmans said. Wall Street Journal(Dec 01, 2016) Led by teaching unions, the left is out to curb some of the country’s best schools. Economist(Dec 01, 2016) 1 1n the state of being joined or united or linked there is strength in union Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper unification separation the state of lacking unity coalition, fusion the state of being combined into one body connectedness, connection, linkthe state of being connected colligation, conjugation, conjunction, junctionthe state of being joined together associationthe state of being connected together as in memory or imagination marriagea close and intimate union syncretismthe union (or attempted fusion) of different systems of thought or belief (especially in religion or philosophy) anastomosis, inosculationa natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous synapsethe junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle alliance, confederationthe state of being allied or confederated federalisation, federalizationthe state of being under federal control contactthe state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity concatenationthe state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series interconnectedness, interconnectiona state of being connected reciprocally coherence, coherency, cohesion, cohesivenessthe state of cohering or sticking together state the way something is with respect to its main attributes 2n the act of making or becoming a single unit the union of opposing factions Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper conjugation, jointure, unification, uniting disunion the termination or destruction of union coalescence, coalescency, coalition, concretion, conglutination the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts reunification, reunionthe act of coming together again tribalisation, tribalizationthe act of making tribal; unification on a tribal basis umbrellahaving the function of uniting a group of similar things homecomingan annual school or university reunion for graduates combination, combining, compounding the act of combining things to form a new whole 3n the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts lightning produced an unusual union of the metals Hypo|Hyper amphimixis union of sperm and egg in sexual reproduction fusion, merger, unificationan occurrence that involves the production of a union combine, combiningan occurrence that results in things being united recombination(genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents recombination(physics) a combining of charges or transfer of electrons in a gas that results in the neutralization of ions; important for ions arising from the passage of high-energy particles consolidationcombining into a solid mass mix, mixturean event that combines things in a mixture conglobation, conglomerationan occurrence combining miscellaneous things into a (more or less) rounded mass happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent an event that happens 4n a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets 2let C be the union of the sets A and B Syn|Hypo|Hyper join, sum direct sum a union of two disjoint sets in which every element is the sum of an element from each of the disjoint sets set a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used 1n a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations Hypo|Hyper confederacy, confederation, federation a union of political organizations enosisthe union of Greece and Cyprus (which is the goal of a group of Greek Cypriots) leaguean association of states or organizations or individuals for common action customs unionan association of nations to promote free trade within the union and set common tariffs for nations that are not members nationa federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes) Creek Confederacya North American Indian confederacy organized by the Muskogee that dominated the southeastern part of the United States before being removed to Oklahoma Hanseatic Leaguea commercial and defensive confederation of free cities in northern Germany and surrounding areas; formed in 1241 and most influential in the 14th century when it included over 100 towns and functioned as an independent political power; the last official assembly was held in 1669 Five Nations, Iroquois League, League of Iroquois, Six Nationsa league of Iroquois tribes including originally the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca (the Five Nations); after 1722 they were joined by the Tuscarora (the Six Nations) Beneluxa customs union comprising Belgium and Netherlands and Luxembourg political entity, political unit a unit with political responsibilities 2n an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer you have to join the union in order to get a job Syn|Hypo|Hyper brotherhood, labor union, trade union, trades union industrial union, vertical union a labor union that admits all workers in a given industry irrespective of their craft craft uniona labor union whose membership is restricted to workers in a particular craft company uniona union of workers for a single company; a union not affiliated with a larger union I.W.W., IWW, Industrial Workers of the Worlda former international labor union and radical labor movement in the United States; founded in Chicago in 1905 and dedicated to the overthrow of capitalism; its membership declined after World War I Teamsters Unionan industrial union of truck drivers and chauffeurs and warehouse workers United Mine Workers, United Mine Workers of Americaan industrial union of mine workers in North America organisation, organization a group of people who work together 3adj of trade unions 3the union movement union negotiations a union-shop clause in the contract Syn|Ant closed requiring union membership organised, organized, unionised, unionizedbeing a member of or formed into a labor union nonunion not belonging to or not allowing affiliation with a trade union opennot requiring union membership nonunionised, nonunionized, unorganised, unorganizednot affiliated in a trade union 1n the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce) God bless this union Syn|Hypo|Hyper marriage, matrimony, spousal relationship, wedlock bigamy having two spouses at the same time common-law marriagea marriage relationship created by agreement and cohabitation rather than by ceremony endogamy, inmarriage, intermarriagemarriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law exogamy, intermarriagemarriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law marriage of conveniencea marriage for expediency rather than love misalliancean unsuitable alliance (especially with regard to marriage) monandrythe state of having only one husband at a time monogamousness, monogamyhaving only one spouse at a time open marriagea marriage in which each partner is free to enter into extraneous sexual relationships without guilt or jealousy from the other cuckoldomthe state of a husband whose wife has committed adultery polygamyhaving more than one spouse at a time sigeha Shiite tradition of temporary marriage permitted in Iran that allows a couple to specify the terms of their relationship; can last from a few minutes to 99 years mesalliancea marriage with a person of inferior social status monogynyhaving only one wife at a time serial monogamya succession of short monogamous relationships (as by someone who undergoes multiple divorces) polyandryhaving more than one husband at a time polygynyhaving more than one wife at a time marital status the condition of being married or unmarried 2n the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes 4Syn|Hypo|Hyper conjugation, coupling, mating, pairing, sexual union assortative mating mating of individuals having more traits in common than likely in random mating disassortative matingmating of individuals having traits more dissimilar than likely in random mating cross, crossbreeding, crossing, hybridisation, hybridization, hybridizing, interbreeding(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids inbreedingthe act of mating closely related individuals service, servicingthe act of mating by male animals dihybrid crosshybridization using two traits with two alleles each monohybrid crosshybridization using a single trait with two alleles (as in Mendel's experiments with garden peas) reciprocal, reciprocal crosshybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype test-cross, testcrossa cross between an organism whose genotype for a certain trait is unknown and an organism that is homozygous recessive for that trait so the unknown genotype can be determined from that of the offspring sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice activities associated with sexual intercourse n healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones 5Syn|Hyper conglutination healing the natural process by which the body repairs itself n a device on a national flag emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties (typically in the upper inner corner) Hyper device an emblematic design (especially in heraldry) Union (once / 148 pages) nadj WORD FAMILY Union: Unions USAGE EXAMPLESThe Jewish Student Union’s website says it is the largest cultural and social organization recognized and sponsored by the university. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) In response to his assuming office, most of the South seceded from the Union. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) Cormorants gather on a light standard high above the Husky Ballpark next to the Union Bay Natural Area. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War) he has visited every state in the Union Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union Syn|Exp North America, U.S., U.S.A., US, USA, United States, United States of America, the States North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 2adj being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War Union soldiers Syn Federal northern in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line |
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