单词	collection
释义	collectioncol‧lec‧tion /kəˈlekʃən/ ●●● S2 W1 noun Entry menu MENU FOR collectioncollection1 set/group2 money3 rent/debts/taxes4 bringing together5 taking something away6 fashion7 books/music8 people Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a collection of ancient Greek coins a collection of old newspapers a coin collection Armani's summer collection Christmas trees can be picked up with regular trash collection. Have you seen Alvin's stamp collection? Have you seen her CD collection - it's enormous! On the shelf was his mother's collection of crystal vases. Perrault published his collection of fairy tales in 1697. The collection of data is not always something that a researcher can control. The museum has a superb collection of Mexican pottery. The museum has one of the world's finest collections of Impressionist paintings. The new system should speed the collection of debts in the future. the Permanent Collection at the Whitney Museum They get together and behave like a real collection of idiots. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Designer of the Year Vivienne Westwood included ripped denim in her Spring/Summer 1991 collection. Most of the conglomerates which were made up of a disparate collection of businesses have failed. Of course, PeÜek's collection automatically scores points over the competition by virtue of its uniqueness. One needs the basic skills of research, including the ability to use the full resources of a research collection. Special thanks to Laura Ashley at Ipswich for providing the outfits pictured which were from their summer collection. The collection is one of the most important of its kind in the United States and focuses on landscape and still life. This will be followed by a period of continued observation and data collection of the target behavior or set of behaviors. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorthings that have been collected► collection a group of things that someone has collected because they are attractive or interesting: coin/stamp etc collection: · Have you seen Alvin's stamp collection?collection of: · On the shelf was his mother's collection of crystal vases.· The museum has one of the world's finest collections of Impressionist paintings. ► set a complete collection of one type of object: · The head teacher was presented with a set of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, worth more than £1,600.complete set: · For sale - "The Guitarist" magazine - complete set, 1984-1992.set of: · a set of commemorative gold coins when several people give some of the total money needed► contribute to give some of the money that is needed to pay for something: contribute to: · I'd like to thank all of you who contributed to the hospital appeal.contribute something to/towards something: · My parents said they would contribute something towards the cost of my driving lessons. ► make a contribution to give an amount of money that when added to money given by other people, can be used to pay for something useful: · If we all make a contribution, we'll be able to get him something really nice.make a contribution to/towards: · Several local businesses have made contributions towards our new school bus. ► have a collection to collect money from each of the people in a group, especially in order to buy something for someone: · They had a collection at the bar and they raised over $80.have a collection for: · We're having a collection for Jane's birthday present. ► chip in informal if everyone in a group chips in an amount of money, they each give an amount so that they can pay for something together: · We all chipped in to pay for the food and wine.· When Mona retired, all her co-workers chipped in and bought her a lovely dinner service. chip in with: · Electronics firm Compol chipped in with over $20,000. ► pay/give towards British /give toward something American to give part of the money needed to pay for something: pay/give something towards something: · I don't mind paying something towards Samantha's wedding present.· She feels it's partly her fault the TV's broken, so she's ready to pay $50 toward a new one.pay/give towards something: · Although students receive government grants, parents are still expected to pay towards living costs. ► have a whip-round British informal if a group of people have a whip-round , everyone in the group immediately gives some money in order to buy something with the total amount that is collected: · It's Sally's birthday tomorrow. We'd better have a whip-round so we can get her a present. a number of things thought of as a group► group a number of separate things that are thought of as a group because they are close together or are all similar in some way: group of: · The house was hidden behind a tall group of trees.· News International is a group of companies that produce newspapers and TV programmes.· A group of new houses is to be built on the old playing-field.· Today you will learn a new group of verbs. ► set a group of similar things that are used together, or a group of ideas, facts etc: · a chess set· a cutlery setset of: · Amy bought him a set of tools for metal and woodworking.· I gave a spare set of house keys to my neighbours.· The first set of questions wasn't too bad, but they got really difficult after that.· We started the meeting by agreeing on a set of objectives. ► collection a group of similar things that have been put together because they are interesting or attractive: collection of: · a collection of ancient Greek coins· The museum has a superb collection of Mexican pottery.art/stamp/postcard etc collection: · Have you seen her CD collection - it's enormous! ► lot British informal a group of things: this lot/that lot: · She handed me a bag of old clothes. "Could you take this lot to the charity shop for me?''· Right lads, let's pick up this lot and go home.· Bring that lot over here, will you? ► assortment a group of things of different types, or different things of one type, mixed together: assortment of: · On the floor was an assortment of boxes and packages.· The soldier received a parcel containing an assortment of shirts, biscuits, and canned food. ► cluster a small group of things of the same type that are close to each other: cluster of: · From the airplane we could already see little clusters of houses.· It's an attractive shrub with dark shiny leaves, that has clusters of white flowers in early June.· The adult female lays large clusters of eggs.in clusters: · Most galaxies are found in clusters rather than in isolation. ► batch a group of things of the same type that are made or dealt with at the same time: · Sort the files into batches and give one batch to each secretary.batch of: · The baker took a batch of freshly baked rolls out of the oven.· Mr Green, I have a batch of letters here for you to sign. a group of people who are similar or have similar ideas► group a number of people who are similar in some way, or who have the same ideas and aims: · Their policy was to keep demonstrators from different political groups apart.group of: · The factory was burned down by a group of animal-rights activists. ► lot British informal a group of people - use this especially about people that you do not like or do not approve of: · I don't like her new friends - they're a snobbish lot.lot of: · We've got another lot of visitors coming this weekend.that lot (=use this to show disapproval) spoken: · Don't take any notice of that lot, they're just ignorant. ► collection/assortment a group of people, especially people who you think are strange or unusual: collection/assortment of: · There was an interesting collection of people at the wedding.· Jack brought an odd collection of characters home from the racetrack.· We shared the train compartment with an odd assortment of fellow travellers. ► element : the criminal/student/fascist etc element a group of people who have the same ideas, aims, beliefs etc that are different from those of a larger group - use this especially about people you do not like or agree with: · The chief had been warned that there were criminal elements within the Security Police.· They seem to be trying to get rid of all left-wing elements in the party.· The committee agreed on the need to get rid of the hooligan element amongst football supporters. ► movement a large group of people who share the same ideas and beliefs, and who work together to achieve something important: · She was active in a number of political movements, including the campaign to end slavery.the peace/environmental/women's etc movement: · One of the leaders of the pro-democracy movement has been arrested.· The aim of the civil rights movement was to eliminate racial discrimination in all its forms. ► school a group of artists, writers etc who share the same ideas, style of work etc: · There is no denying the influence of the Impressionist school in his painting.· He seems to be very much part of the Marxist school in his approach to politics.school of thought (=a group of people who believe in the same theory, idea etc): · One school of thought argues that introducing stiffer penalties would bring the crime rate down. ► circle : literary/political/academic etc circles people who work in or are interested in literature, politics etc: · By 1920 she had written two novels, and had succeeded in winning recognition in literary circles. · It was the 1960s, and the military had become unpopular among academic and intellectual circles. ► batch a group of people who are all dealt with together at the same time, for example because they are all starting something together: batch of: · The latest batch of new recruits had just arrived at the camp. WORD SETS► Newspapers/Printing/Publishing abstract, nounagony aunt, nounagony column, nounannual, nounanthology, nounantiquarian, adjectiveappendix, nounarticle, nounauthor, nounautobiography, nounback, nounbackslash, nounbackspace, nounballoon, nounbanner headline, nounbestiary, nounbest-seller, nounbibliography, nounbibliophile, nounbind, verbbinder, nounbinding, nounbiographer, nounbiography, nounblackout, nounbold, adjectiveboldface, nounbook, nounbookbinding, nounbooklet, nounbookmark, nounbookmobile, nounbookplate, nounbookseller, nounbookshop, nounbookstall, nounbookstore, nounbound, adjectivebox, nounbraille, nounbroadsheet, nounbrochure, nounbubble, nounbulletin, nounby-line, nouncalendar, nouncaption, nouncarry, verbcatalogue, nouncentrefold, nounchain letter, nounchapbook, nounchapter, nounchequebook journalism, nouncircular, nouncirculation, nouncity desk, nouncity editor, nounclassified ad, nounclip, nounclipping, nouncodex, nouncol, collection, nouncolour supplement, nouncolumn, nouncolumnist, nouncomic, nouncomic strip, nouncommentary, nouncommentator, nouncompanion, nouncompendium, nouncomposition, nouncompositor, nouncontribute, verbcontributor, nouncopy, nouncopy editor, nouncopyist, nouncorrespondent, nouncoursebook, nouncover girl, nouncover story, nouncross-refer, verbcross-reference, nouncutting, noundaily, noundesk, noundiarist, noundiary, noundictionary, noundime novel, noundirectory, noundog-eared, adjectivedoorstep, verbdotted line, noundraft, noundraft, verbDTP, noundust jacket, nouned., edit, verbedition, nouneditor, nouneditorial, nouneditorship, nounemend, verbencyclopedia, nounentry, nounerratum, nounet al, adverbet cetera, adverbexclusive, nounexposure, nounexpurgated, adjectivefeature, nounff, figure, nounfiller, nounfinancial supermarket, Fleet Street, fly leaf, nounfolio, nounfollow-up, nounfont, nounfootnote, nounforeword, nounformat, nounformat, verbfrontispiece, nounfull-page, adjectivefull stop, nounfunny papers, noungagging order, galley, noungazette, noungazetteer, nounghost, verbghost writer, noungloss, noungloss, verbglossary, nounglossy, noungonzo journalism, noungossip column, noungraphic design, nounguide, nounguillotine, nounhack, nounhagiography, nounhalftone, nounhandbill, nounhandbook, nounhardback, nounhardcover, nounheading, nounheadline, nounheadline, verbheadword, nounhistory, nounhumorist, nounillustrate, verbillustration, nounimpression, nounimprimatur, nounimprint, nounindent, verbindentation, nounindex, nounindex, verbinsert, nouninset, nouninset, verbinstalment, nouninterpolate, verbISBN, nounissue, nounitalicize, verbitalics, nounjacket, nounjournal, nounjournalese, nounjournalism, nounjournalist, nounjourno, nounl, landscape, nounlayout, nounleader, nounleading article, nounleaf, nounletter-size, adjectivelibrary, nounlimited edition, nounlined, adjectiveLinotype, nounliterature, nounlocal paper, nounlocal rag, nounloose-leaf, adjectivelower case, nounmag, nounmagazine, nounmanuscript, nounmargin, nounmasthead, nounmezzotint, nounmicrofiche, nounmisprint, nounmonograph, nounmonthly, nounmorocco, nounmuckraking, nounN/A, N.B., news, nounnews agency, nounnewshound, nounnewsletter, nounnewspaper, nounnewsprint, nounnews release, nounnon-fiction, nounnote, nounnotebook, nounnotice, nounnumber, nounobituary, nounoffprint, nounoffset, adjectiveomnibus, nounop. cit., open letter, nounorgan, nounoverleaf, adverboverprint, verbp., pagination, nounpamphlet, nounpamphleteer, nounpap, nounpaparazzi, nounpaper, nounpaperback, nounpaperboy, nounpaper girl, nounpaper round, nounpaper shop, nounpara, passage, nounpaste-up, nounperiodical, nounpersonal ad, nounpersonal column, nounphrasebook, nounpicture book, nounpiece, nounplate, nounpocketbook, nounpp., prequel, nounpress, nounpress baron, nounpress box, nounpress conference, nounpress corps, nounpress cutting, nounpress gallery, nounpressman, nounpress office, nounpress release, nounprint, verbprint, nounprinted matter, nounprinter, nounprinting, nounprinting ink, nounprinting press, nounproblem page, nounproof, nounproofread, verbpublication, nounpublish, verbpublisher, nounpublishing, nounpull-out, nounquarterly, adjectivequarterly, nounquarto, nounquire, nounquotation, nounquote, verbrag, nounreader, nounreadership, nounreading, nounream, nounred ink, nounreference, nounreference book, nounreference library, nounrelease, verbreprint, verbreproduce, verbreproduction, nounreproductive, adjectivereview, nounreview, verbreviewer, nounrevise, verbrevision, nounrider, nounroman, nounsans serif, nounsaturation, nounscare story, nounscoop, nounscoop, verbsection, nounserif, nounset, verbsilk screen, adjectivesketch, nounslipcase, nounsmall ad, nounsoft porn, nounsource, nounspace, nounspine, nounsplash, verbspoiler, nounstay of execution, nounstop press, nounstory, nounstorybook, nounstringer, nounstrip, nounstrip cartoon, nounsub, nounsub, verbsubedit, verbsub-editor, nounsubheading, nounsubscribe, verbsubscriber, nounsubscription, nounsuperscript, adjectivesupplement, nounsymposium, nounsyndicate, verbtable, nountabloid, nountext, nounthumb index, nountitle page, nountome, nountract, nountreatise, nountrot, nountype, nountypeface, nountypescript, nountypesetting, nountypographer, nountypography, nounvanity press, nounvellum, nounvignette, nounvol., volume, nounweekly, nounwell-thumbed, adjectivewoodblock, nounwrite-up, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYADJECTIVES/NOUN + collection► an art collection · the National Gallery’s art collection ► a stamp/coin/book/glass etc collection · an impressive Roman coin collection ► a CD/record/music collection · Have you seen his CD collection? ► a photographic collection · The museum’s photographic collection dates from the nineteenth century. ► a museum collection · The specimens are now part of a fine museum collection in London. ► a library collection · Most lecturers are keen to build up library collections in their subjects. ► a private collection (=belonging to a person rather than a museum, gallery etc)· Many of the paintings are now in private collections. ► a national collection · France has many national art collections. ► a permanent collection · The art gallery hosts exhibitions and a permanent collection. ► a large collection (also an extensive collection formal)· The museum has an extensive collection of Greek statues. verbs► have a collection · She has an extensive collection of Chinese vases. ► start a collection · I think I might start a stamp collection. ► build up a collection · He gradually built up a collection of plants from all over the world. ► acquire/assemble/amass a collection formal· The two men amassed a remarkable collection of medieval manuscripts. ► something holds/houses a collection formal· The museum holds a comprehensive collection of photographs from that period. ► a collection consists of/contains something · The collection consists of some 500 items. ► a collection includes something · The collection includes paintings both in oils and in watercolours. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a CD collection · Luke has a massive CD collection. ► data collection · Choosing the right method of data collection will be crucial to the experiment’s success. ► a collection of essays · She published a collection of essays on philosophy. ► a book/volume/collection of poems · She has a new collection of poems coming out soon. ► a book/volume/collection of poetry · He had two books of poetry published. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► extensive · She undertook the first serious application of photography to science by making photograms of her extensive collection of algae.· His extensive collection on transgenderism includes his own diaries as far back as junior high school.· Most trains are steam hauled by one of the railway's extensive collection of tank engines and include full buffet car facilities.· Preservation is less a problem than exhibition. Extensive collections of silent classics are maintained in public and private film archives.· Maybe if you'd spared a few minutes, you could've become part of Gillian Wearing's extensive collection of personalised banners.· The Society already has an extensive collection of gas appliances which will also be displayed.· The Library has an extensive collection of files for correspondence and papers on all aspects of the Department's work.· The latter proteins are also responsible for the exceptionally smooth consistency of all the Hydro-Protein cosmetic treatments in this extensive collection. ► fine · Investigating officers hope to seize the car, house and a fine collection of designer jewels at a hearing this spring.· Read in studio Part of one of the finest book collections in the world is being auctioned tomorrow.· Compton House, another stately home, houses a fine collection of butterflies from all over the world.· But this was by then certainly one of the finest collections of its kind, if not the finest, in existence.· The first rooms here contain very fine collections of stove tiles from the medieval period and the Renaissance.· In an adjoining spinning mill there is a fine collection of early spinning machinery and power looms.· They seemed to be mostly marine literature, and a fine collection. ► great · I had an older brother who had and still has a great collection of 45s, but we were actually swimmers.· Nor was this the only subtle and half-conscious bias which shaped this great collection.· You can create a superb living room spring garden with a great indoor bulb collection for only £13.95.· We've also chosen a great collection of great curly styles to help you find the look you want.· One of the greatest comprehensive collections of the decorative arts, natural history, geology and technology in the United Kingdom.· These were the growth of organised and comprehensive diplomatic archives and the publication of the first great printed collections of international treaties.· Crammed under one roof is one of the world's greatest collections of artefacts, from human cultures through the ages.· Purchases of prints included sheets from the great Lanna collection sold in 1909 and 1910. ► important · Christie's offered the second part of the important Korthaus collection in a mixed owner sale.· The particular materials are not important; what is important is that collections be available for exploration.· Then in the 1960s Picasso gave an important collection to the city and Miró a large donation of paintings and sculptures.· She says it's one of the most important collections of the century.· Other important London history collections will be searched in due course.· The Frith & Co. archive in Reigate became one of the most important collections of topographical photographs in existence.· From this pontificate come, not surprisingly, important collections of church, or canon, law. ► large · A much larger collection - 200 products - will be published and sent to five million homes next February.· All along, authorities feared for their safety, because du Pont is an expert marksmen with a large gun collection.· There are two comfortable lounges with open fires, one with a large collection of books for guests to read.· Immediate access without formality to the largest public collection of science literature in Northern Ireland.· To do this, one needs large collections in order to make comparisons.· There is an already large microfilm collection, including microfiche herbaria.· Barat et Haimet is one of the robber's tales, relatively long and preserved in four large manuscript collections of fabliaux.· Dwarfs and miniatures are becoming increasingly popular as you can grow a large, varied collection in quite a small space. ► motley · The party is not a motley collection of ageing hippies, but an arm of a wealthy and complex organisation.· If so, is what you have put together really just a motley collection with a messy clash of styles and materials?· These confiscated nets were a very motley collection.· All had several days' growth of beard and were dressed in a motley collection of civilian clothing.· A motley collection of tawdry items was scattered over an area at least four feet square.· A middle-aged couple got out and began to unload a motley collection of boxes and bags.· A group appear from the house, a motley collection like a troupe of clowns.· Photographs of the period show groups of men in a motley collection of semi-uniform. ► permanent · Meanwhile, the town's Musée des Beaux Arts will be showing a selection of the Carré d'Art's permanent collection.· The Center for International Exhibitions would have non-profit Kunsthalles without permanent collections in those cities.· Museum and Art Gallery host exhibitions and a permanent collection.· He is considering ways' to develop exhibitions beyond the permanent collection that will relate to different sectors of the population.· This matched the initial outlay by the city, regional and provincial governments for the building and a £20 million permanent collection.· It will also be used to show work by design students inspired by the permanent collections.· Portions of the collection also will be rotated in a permanent collection gallery. ► private · Right: Victor Hugo, ink blot, about 1855. Private collection, Paris.· Many of these treasures had been repurchased by Cartier, but some remain today in private collections.· The influence of works such as Brittania led to the creation of private collections, and so to the formation of private museums.· There are probably a number of books with the Coats bookplate, many in Gaelic, to be found in private collections.· Eight paintings, supplemented with a generous selection of drawings and prints, have been lent by private and public collections.· Many of the works are from private collections and have not previously been exhibited. ► small · Slight knowledge of other inhabitants comes from a small collection of material.· Van Buskirk, who had already begun a small collection at the library, joined the effort early.· A small collection of reference books is a most valuable asset on any farm.· Triumphantly he promised four breeding pairs from his own small collection to the Trust.· Highly suitable for a small children's collection with modest funds for annual updating of stock. 8.· Ultrasound showed a small subhepatic fluid collection.· Do not miss the fine but small collection of icons in this gallery too.· Civilisation soon came back into evidence again as we approached the small collection of buildings of North Eggardon Farm. NOUN► art · Go right here to reach almost immediately the Poldi-Pezzoli Museum and one of the most prestigious private art collections in the world.· He can well afford extravagances and is expected to expand his art collection still further.· New public art outside of the gallery is something of an oxymoron since ironically most art collections are public.· You can use images from either your Clip Art collection or your hard drive.· It has an interesting art collection including works by Henry Moore and Max Ernst.· But it is Winterthur's art collections that almost dwarf the rest of its cultural life.· The outlet for this fortune, apart from an art collection which shames the San Diego Museum of Art, is his sailing. ► record · Marlin's record collection was chiefly seduction songs of his sixties adolescence, which suited her fine.· Celestine was scraping the last traces from her bowl when Lufkin walked over to the cabinet holding his record collection.· This is one Luna that deserves asylum in your record collection.· The only thing that's ultra tidy is my record collection.· Early music influences: His sister's record collection.· They've scoured their record collections for their favourite chic embellishments soas to enhance the luxury commodity aura of their product.· Pastimes include listening to his vast record collection, cooking, photography and snooker. ► tax · The initial order calls for 350 multi-user tax collection systems to be installed in Moscow by the end of the year.· They created an administrative grill, issuing identity cards to families, partly to control them and partly to streamline tax collection.· Since August, retail sales, tourism and tax collection have all plunged.· Officials had said the Kremlin meeting would focus on back wages, tax collection and military reform.· It also envisaged changes in the tax collection system.· The budgets for federal law enforcement and tax collection would both be down more than 10 percent in real terms by 2002.· It is, though, not entirely clear to what extent they were liable for tax collection and assessment.· Their intent is to seek a court order to stop the tax collection. VERB► add · If it has the album if its library, it adds the your personal collection.· Do you think you will be adding to the collection?· Two acres have been added to its six-acre collection of grave sites.· The tomb was added to the collection in the early years of the century.· Later, Taylor added sticks to the collection.· Certainly one to add to the collection of board games available on shareware such as monopoly and chess.· Worth adding to your collection of graphical adventures and other Hugo Games. ► build · However, with the help of grants and donations we have continued to build the collections.· An office is not merely a building but a complex collection of very human processes.· School library services are also now increasingly building up software collections, allowing school librarians and teachers to see demonstrations of software.· Eventually he built up a collection of bells which he played in time to the tunes he would play on his harmonium.· John also began building up a collection of gramophone records.· This does involve a lot of money laid out on different colours and a lot of time to build up a collection.· As one of his responsibilities he began to build up a permanent collection of works of Art for West Riding Schools.· Gradually he builds up a collection of all sorts of different books and reads them secretly at night while his wife sleeps. ► house · The possibility of a new wing to house the future photographic collections is under discussion.· The society is also arranging a house to house collection.· Railway enthusiasts will be interested in the Richard Guinness Hall which houses his magnificent collection of many prototypes of early railway engines.· The Bowes Museum at Barnard Castle houses an exquisite collection of objetsd'art.· For a short time in the 1920s this library housed the collections of the National Gallery.· Baron Ferdinand wanted to house his fine collections and have somewhere to entertain his guests.· Today the Gallery houses a fine collection of furniture and paintings.· More surprisingly, the Pitti Palace at Florence housed a collection of amber vessels, cabinets, figures, caskets and crucifixes. ► include · Miss Bosworth's hat library includes a collection of styles from the forties, fifties and sixties as well as more up-to-date models.· A heavily revised version of this madrigal was included in Morley's collection.· This year's annual sale of photographs and related material includes pieces from the collection of the Reverend Calvert Jones.· The firm's wines, mostly bearing its own distinctive labels, include a magnificent collection of ready-to-drink burgundy.· Analysis of the choice opportunity to include data collection and evaluation of alternatives. 3. ► publish · Ramsey's last act for the Durham diocese was to publish a collection of his Durham Essays and Addresses.· Publishers will not publish chancy, fat collections when they can publish a small number of readily marketable volumes.· Contest is open to all Arizona poets without a full-length, published collection to their name.· Rather than produce a catalogue, the Ruskin Programme is publishing a collection of scholarly essays to mark the occasion.· Whatever it meant in 1943 has been superseded by its function as an introduction to the published collection.· She was syndicated in 20 cities within a month, and published her first collection of essays two years later. Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► house-to-house inquiries/search/collection etc Another was a newcomer to our church and to our city, doing an Edinburgh house-to-house collection for the first time. It was Major Volpi who had been given responsibility for putting up road-blocks and carrying out house-to-house searches. Officers would also be making house-to-house inquiries, said a Hertfordshire Police spokesman. Peacekeeping troops set up road blocks and conducted house-to-house searches. Road blocks were set up and a helicopter brought in from Manchester as police began house-to-house inquiries. Some 200 militants were arrested in house-to-house searches beginning on April 13. The street collection raised £255.41 and the house-to-house collection realised £2,928. We will be making street and house-to-house collections during Battle of Britain Week. ► a motley collection/crew/assortment etc A group appear from the house, a motley collection like a troupe of clowns. A middle-aged couple got out and began to unload a motley collection of boxes and bags. All had several days' growth of beard and were dressed in a motley collection of civilian clothing. If so, is what you have put together really just a motley collection with a messy clash of styles and materials? Photographs of the period show groups of men in a motley collection of semi-uniform. The party is not a motley collection of ageing hippies, but an arm of a wealthy and complex organisation. When he stalked out he left her with a motley crew mostly of accountants and lawyers. Word family WORD FAMILYnouncollectioncollectorcollectivecollectablecollectiblecollectivismcollectivizationadjectivecollectedcollectivecollectablecollectiblecollectivistverbcollectcollectivizeadverbcollectively 1set/group [countable] a)a set of similar things that are kept or brought together because they are attractive or interesting → collect, collector:  a stamp collection my record collectioncollection of a collection of Japanese vases b)a group of objects together in the same place:  a collection of empty wine bottles on the back porch2money [countable] the act of asking people to give you money for an organization that helps people, or during a church service, or the money collected in this way → collectcollection for Every Christmas we have a collection for a local charity. We’ll be taking up a collection at the end of tonight’s service.3rent/debts/taxes [uncountable] the act of obtaining money that is owed to you → collect, collector:  a debt collection agency4bringing together [uncountable] the act of bringing together things of the same type from different places to form a group → collect:  a computerized data collection system5taking something away [countable, uncountable] the act of taking something from a place → collect:  Garbage collections are made every Tuesday morning. Please collect your purchases from the customer collection point.6fashion [countable] the clothes designed by a fashion company for a particular season:  Donna Karen’s new spring collection7books/music [countable] several stories, poems, pieces of music etc that are in one book or on one recordcollection of a new collection of Frost’s poetry8people [countable usually singular] a group of people, especially people you think are strange or unusual in some waycollection of There was an interesting collection of people at the wedding.COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + collectionan art collection· the National Gallery’s art collectiona stamp/coin/book/glass etc collection· an impressive Roman coin collectiona CD/record/music collection· Have you seen his CD collection?a photographic collection· The museum’s photographic collection dates from the nineteenth century.a museum collection· The specimens are now part of a fine museum collection in London.a library collection· Most lecturers are keen to build up library collections in their subjects.a private collection (=belonging to a person rather than a museum, gallery etc)· Many of the paintings are now in private collections.a national collection· France has many national art collections.a permanent collection· The art gallery hosts exhibitions and a permanent collection.a large collection (also an extensive collection formal)· The museum has an extensive collection of Greek statues.verbshave a collection· She has an extensive collection of Chinese vases.start a collection· I think I might start a stamp collection.build up a collection· He gradually built up a collection of plants from all over the world.acquire/assemble/amass a collection formal· The two men amassed a remarkable collection of medieval manuscripts.something holds/houses a collection formal· The museum holds a comprehensive collection of photographs from that period.a collection consists of/contains something· The collection consists of some 500 items.a collection includes something· The collection includes paintings both in oils and in watercolours.
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