early 15c. (transitive), from Late Latin unitus, past participle of unire "to unite, make into one" (transitive), from Latin unus "one" (see one). Intransitive sense from 1610s. Related: United; uniting.
权威例句
1. The two parties have been trying to unite since the New Year.
这两个党从新年开始就试图联合。
2. The fight against terrorism seemed to unite the nation.
与恐怖主义的斗争似乎把全国人民团结了起来.
3. We must unite the workers in fighting against inhuman conditions.
我们必须使工人们团结起来反对那些难以忍受的工作条件.
4. These nations are antipathetic ( al ) to each other and cannot unite.
这些国家互不相容,无法联合.
5. Oceans don't so much divide the world as unite it.
【unite, ally, combine, associate】
这组词都有“联合”的意思,其区别是:
unite: v.联合,合并,团结,尤指不同的事物或人组成统一体,强调结果的一致性。
• The nation united against its enemy. 国民团结一致共同对敌。
ally: v.使结盟,使联姻,多与with搭配。
• Several political parties allied with each other against higher taxes. 几个政治党派联合起来反对提高税收。
combine: v.联合,化合,混合,多指为了某个目的将不同的人或物混合而成一个整体。
• The girl combined sugar, butter, and flour to made the dough. 小姑娘把糖、黄油和面粉混合到一起做成面团。
associate: v.交往,结交;联系,联想。多指平等友好的合作,后接with,表示与某人交往或合作,后接in表示在某个方面合作。
• We associate with our neighbors at church. 在教堂里,我们同邻居交往。