plural unions
plural unions
Learner's definition of UNION
1
[count] : an organization of workers formed to protect the rights and interests of its members工会 — called also (US) labor union, (British) trade union
2
[noncount] : an act of joining two or more things together结合;联合;合并 3
[singular] : a group of states or nations that are ruled by one government or that agree to work together联邦;国家联盟 4 the Union
a : the United States美利坚合众国 ◊ The State of the Union address is a yearly speech given by the U.S. President to Congress and the people to tell them about important things that are affecting the country.国情咨文(美国总统一年一度向国会和国民做的演讲,阐述对国家有影响的重要事情。)
b : the group of northern states that supported the federal government during the American Civil War(美国南北战争期间支持联邦政府的)北部联邦 —
often used as Union before another noun常以Union用于另一名词前 5
[count] : an organized group of people, businesses, etc., that have the same purpose or interest协会;联合会;会社 — see also student union 6
formal : the act of getting married or of causing two people to be married结婚 [noncount]
[count]
— see also civil union 7
[count, noncount] formal : the activity or an act of having sex性交