UNITE[intransitiveI, transitiveT] if different people or organizationsunite, or if something unites them, they join together in order to achieve something(使)聯合,(使)團結 → union
Our goal is to unite the opposition parties and defeat the president.
我們的目標是聯合各反對黨挫敗總統。
unite against/behind
Party members united behind their leader.
黨員們聯合起來支持他們的領袖。
unite to do something
In 1960, the regions united to form the Somali Republic.
the largest tradeunion in the UnitedKingdom, with over two million members in the public and privatesectors. It was formed in 2007 by the merger (=joining together) of two trade unions (Amicus and the Transport and General Workers’ Union). 聯合工會〔英國最大的工會,在公營和私營部門中擁有約兩百多萬名成員,於 2007 年由兩大工會(制造業技術工人聯合會和運輸及普通工人工會)合並而成〕
Originunite
(1400-1500)Late Latin past participle of unire, from Latinunus“one”