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单词 collection
释义
collectioncollection /kəˈlɛkʃən/ ●●● S2 W2 noun Collocations
COLLOCATIONS
 The museum has an extensive collection of books.
 Most Alcoholics Anonymous groups take up a collection at meetings to cover expenses.
Thesaurus
THESAURUSseveral people or things that are all together in the same place
several people or things that are all together in the same place:  Let’s take a group photo before everyone leaves. The teacher led a group discussion.
a group of people who work together or play a sport together:  A team of doctors performed the delicate surgery. The basketball team won the state championships.
a group of people who do a job together, especially on a ship or airplane, or doing building work:  The same flight crew was working on the return flight. Please slow down for road construction crews.
all the people who act in a play or movie:  There was a party for the whole cast after the play ended.
a group of people who have been organized to do something together:  They formed a search party to look for the missing children.
a small group of people in an organization who have been chosen to make official decisions:  The finance committee will meet again next Wednesday.
a group of young people, especially a group that often causes trouble and fights:  He joined a gang when he was 16.
a group of people who are together because they are fighting for the same belief or purpose:  He was the leader of a band of rebels.
a large group of people in one place:  The crowd was huge, and I got separated from my friends.
a large group of people all close together in one place:  As soon as the doors opened a mass of people pushed their way into the store.
a large noisy group of people, especially one that is angry and violent:  An angry mob smashed store windows and started fires.
a large group with too many people. Used especially in writing:  There were hordes of people coming out of the subway.
several people or things that are all together in the same place:  Let’s take a group photo before everyone leaves. The teacher led a group discussion.
a group of cows, deer, or elephants:  There was a herd of cows grazing in the pasture.
a group of sheep or birds:  A flock of pigeons flew overhead.
a group of fish that swim together:  We saw schools of silvery fish when we went snorkeling.
a group of dogs, wolves, or similar animals that live and hunt together:  A pack of wild dogs had killed the deer.
a group of baby animals born from the same mother at the same time:  She chose a kitten from the litter.
a large group of insects that move together:  He was chased by a swarm of angry bees.
several people or things that are all together in the same place:  Let’s take a group photo before everyone leaves. The teacher led a group discussion.
a group of things that grow together or are tied together, for example bananas, grapes, flowers, or keys:  She put some cheese, crackers, and a bunch of grapes on a plate.
a group of things that are close together:  A molecule is a cluster of atoms held tightly together.
a group of trees or plants growing closely together:  The soldiers were hiding in a clump of trees.
a group of things that are usually tied together, especially papers, letters, clothes, or sticks:  He tied the papers in bundles and left them for the recycling truck.
several things that belong together or are related in some way:  She bought a new set of silverware when she moved.
a group of similar things that have been put together because they are interesting, valuable, or attractive:  Andrea has a collection of Japanese vases.
a group of similar things that are all dealt with together at the same time:  I made three batches of cookies for the party.
1SET/GROUP [countable] a)a set of similar things that are kept or brought together because they are attractive or interesting:  a coin collection the Permanent Collection at the Whitney Museumcollection of a collection of antique vasesa large/extensive/vast etc. collection The museum has an extensive collection of books. b)a group of things that are put together in the same place:  There was a collection of old newspapers on the table.► see thesaurus at group12BRINGING TOGETHER [uncountable] the act of bringing together things of the same type from different places to form a group:  Data collection takes time.collection of the collection of population statistics3BOOKS/MUSIC [countable] several stories, poems, pieces of music, etc. that are in one book or on one recording: collection of a collection of love poems4MONEY a)[countable] the act of asking for money from people for a particular purpose:  Most Alcoholics Anonymous groups take up a collection at meetings to cover expenses.collection for We’re organizing a collection for the local hospital. b)[uncountable] the act of obtaining money that is owed to you:  debt collection5TAKING something AWAY [countable, uncountable] the act of taking something from a place, especially when this is done regularly:  Christmas trees can be picked up with regular trash collection.6FASHION [countable] a number of different pieces of clothing designed by someone for a particular time of year:  Armani’s summer collection7PEOPLE [countable usually singular] a group of people, especially people you think are strange or unusual in some way: collection of They’re a real collection of misfits.
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