1. vt. & vi.（使）联合；合并；统一　 put or bring together so as to make one; combine or join into a whole
2. vt.团结　 consolidate

　～ countries　使几个国家合并
　～ factories　使工厂合并
　～ schools　使学校合并
　～ states　使几个州合并
　～ friends　团结朋友
　～ students　团结同学
　～ the people　团结人民
　～ closely　紧密团结
　～ easily　容易接合
　～ enduringly　持久地结合在一起
　～ firmly　紧密团结
　～ fraternally　团结得像兄弟
　～ harmoniously　和谐地结合在一起
　～ strangely　不习惯地结合在一起
　～ unanimously　团结一致
　～ against　联合起来反对…
　～ for　为了…而联合
　～ in　使…联合（做某事）
　～ with　与…联合

　Oil and water will not unite.　油和水不相溶。
　The two factories are planning to unite.　那两家工厂正计划联合。
　England and Scotland united in 1707.　英格兰和苏格兰于1707年合并。
　The broken bones of a child unite easily.　儿童的断骨容易接合。
　We must unite closely.　我们必须紧密地团结在一起。
　They unite to form a new company.　他们联合组成一个新公司。
　The states united to form a new nation.　各州联合起来组成一个新的国家。
　His family united to help him.　他的家属协力帮助他。
　The school united its music and theatre departments.　这所学校合并了音乐系和戏剧系。
　He wrote a plan to unite all the Colonies under one government.　他起草了一份关于各殖民地联合起来组成一个统一的政府的计划。
　They united the two pipes.　他们将两根管子接合起来。
　His article shows great dialectical skill in uniting the two opposing elements.　他的文章巧妙地运用了辩证法使两个对立因素得以统一。
　A common struggle unites us closely.　共同的斗争把我们紧紧地团结在一起。
　A common religion united the people.　一种共同的宗教信仰将人们维系在一起。
　There are many ties that unite our two countries.　有许多纽带连接着我们两国。
　The states were united again.　各州又统一起来了。
　So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.　只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
　The two lines are united at an angle of 90.　这两条线在90度角处接合。
　European scientists, engineers, and technicians are flowing into the United States.　欧洲的科学家、工程师以及技术人员正在流入美国。
　The United Nations are trying to free the world from the threat of war.　联合国力图使世界免于战争的威胁。

 ♣ unite in　(v.+prep.)
　（使…)在…方面联合起来（做某事）　(cause to) come together in sth or doing sth
　Local residents united in efforts to combat poverty.　当地居民团结一致，努力与贫穷作斗争。
　They united in their attempts to form a club.　他们一致想建立一个俱乐部。
　The voters united in support of the aging politician.　投票人一致支持那位老政治家。
　The employers had united in condemning excessive wage demands.　雇主们联合起来指责对增加工资提出的过高要求。
　They united in carrying out the plan.　他们联合起来执行这个计划。
　We must unite the workers in fighting inhuman conditions.　我们必须使工人们团结起来反对那些非人的工作条件。
　Her parents were united in their insistence that she go to college.　她的父母亲一致坚持认为她应该上大学。
 ♣ unite into　(v.+prep.)
　（使…)合并起来　(cause to) put (parts) together into a whole
　The two shops will unite into one.　两家商店将联合成为一家。
　We unite these two ingredients into a mixture.　我们把这两种成分结合成一种合剂。
 ♣ unite with　(v.+prep.)
　（使…)与…联合　(cause to) bring sb/sth together with (a group)
　We must unite with them and at the same time struggle against them.　我们必须在团结他们的同时同他们作斗争。
　We must unite with all the forces that can be united.　我们必须团结一切可以团结的力量。
　Oil will not unite with water.　油与水混合不起来。
　Oxygen is a gas which unites with many substances.　氧气是一种能与许多物质化合的气体。
　Oxygen unites with hydrogen to form water.　氧气和氢气结合就成为水。
　The king united this country with that country.　国王把这个国家和那个国家合并了。
　Railways unite the capital with all important cities.　铁路把首都和所有重要城市连接了起来。
　How glad he was to be united with his family after all those years!　离散那么多年之后终于跟家里人团聚，他是多么高兴啊！

 ♣ unite, combine, connect, join
　参见connect条。
 ♣ 下面两句话意思相同：
　

　［派生词］ united adj.联合的，一致的，团结的；政体联合的‖unitedly adv.联合地，一致地，团结地
　［同义词］ ally, blend, fuse, wed
　［反义词］ separate, sever
　［词源］　拉丁语unus（联合）