【union音标】 英[ˈju:niən] 美[ˈju:niən]
【单词释义】 union是什么意思：
n.同盟，联盟；协会，工会；联合，团结
adj.工会的
[单词分级] 高考英语词汇
[单词复数] unions
【关联词/派生词】
unite v.（使）联合;团结
unify vt.(使)联合；(使)统一；使一致；使协调
【union形近词/近似词】
onion n.[U,C]洋葱（头）
opinion n.意见，主张；看法
minion n.宠儿；宠臣；部下；奴才
companion n.同伴
【单词例句】
◇ After more than 100 years of studies, many things are still obscure. Today visitors come by the thousands - the great and simple of the earth - all in a spirit of marvel. Travelers come from every state of the Union, from every country in Europe and Asia, pilgrims to a shrine that is the same as the creed.
经过了100多年的研究，有许多事情仍是个谜。今天，数以千计的游客 —— 不管是普通人还是大人物 —— 都怀着一种好奇的心情来到这里。他们来自于美国的第一洲，来自于欧洲和亚洲的每一个国家，就像朝圣者一样虔诚地来到这座神殿。
---- The Grand Canyon
◇ Past perception wasn't all bad. The union between marriage and the now-standard ring placement can be traced back to second-century Egyptians who falsely believed that "a certain most delicate nerve" began in the fourth left finger and stretched directly to the heart, according to the Greek scholar Appian.
古人也不全都认为左手不好。婚姻和左手无名指的关联可以追溯到2世纪的埃及。希腊学者阿皮安解释说，当时埃及人误以为“某个最脆弱的神经”从左手第四指开始，一直延伸到心脏。
---- Why are wedding rings worn on the left hand?
◇ One attractive place he visited was a castle in the countryside of Scotland, which lies near a port. It used to be the headquarters of the Communism Union but broke down during the war.
他参观的其中一个吸引人的地方是苏格兰乡村的一个城堡。城堡靠近一座港口，曾经是共产主义联盟会的总部，但是在战争中倒塌了。