trade union
英 [ˌtreɪd ˈjuːniən]
美 [ˌtreɪd ˈjuːniən]
n. 工会
Collins.2
牛津词典
noun
- 工会
an organization of workers, usually in a particular industry, that exists to protect their interests, improve conditions of work, etc.
柯林斯词典
- 工会
Atrade unionis an organization that has been formed by workers in order to represent their rights and interests to their employers, for example in order to improve working conditions or wages.
in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 labor union
英英释义
noun
- an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
- you have to join the union in order to get a job
双语例句
- Trade Union leaders have demanded the government rescind the price rise.
工会领导已经要求政府阻止价格上涨。 - The letter called for trade union freedom and civil rights, but did not openly denounce the regime
这封信呼吁保障工会自由和公民权利，但没有公开谴责该政权。 - He organized the workers into a trade union.
他把工人们组织起来成立了工会。 - The trade union movement has been weakened by the decline in smokestack industries such as shipbuilding and steel.
造船和钢铁等重污染工业的减少，减弱了工会的运动。 - The trade union negotiated a new contract with the owner.
工会和厂主议定了新的契约。 - After several weeks of argument, the trade union leaders had to haul down their colours and accepted the government's earlier offer.
经过几周的辩论，工会领袖只好妥协，接受了政府早先提出的条件。 - The trade union movement was swept along by the same tidal wave of patriotism which affected the country as a whole
这场波及全国的爱国热潮还对那场工会运动起到了推波助澜的作用。 - This process is, in no sense, a divorce between the Labour Party and the trade union movement.
这个进程绝不是工党和工会运动相脱离。 - The whole matter comes down to a power struggle between the trade union and the directors.
整个事情归根结蒂无非是工会与董事们之间的权力之争。 - He took part in the organization of a trade union.
他参加了工会的组织工作。