| 单词 | social |
| 释义 | so·cial I. 1. < the Social War between the Athenians and their allies > 2. a. < leads a very full social life > < spent a relaxed social evening > : taken, enjoyed, or engaged in with friends or for the sake of companionship < social drinking > < a social game of bridge > b. < difficult for him, although fundamentally a social character, to take any great pleasure in the company — Osbert Lancaster > < having to drive home, and not feeling very social, I drank very little — Nigel Balchin > c. < a purely social club > d. < the social director of the hotel > < the church has a large social hall > 3. a. < man is a social creature … one of the aims of education, therefore, is to teach man how to adjust himself to community living — M.B.Smith > b. < social insects are less individuals than standardized, interchangeable units — Ralph Linton > c. of a plant 4. a. < social institutions > < the social implications of scientific progress > : of or relating to the interaction of the individual and the group < immature social behavior > b. < social legislation > < the social question > c. Roman, civil, & Scots law 5. a. < move in different social circles > < did not accept him as their social equal > < a member of his social set > b. < a reactionary, solid, stuffy, and social — Rosemary Benét > < made fun of her being so social and high-tone — Lillian Hellman > < writes a column of social gossip > c. < asked in a social voice, very deliberately, if she'd wakened me last night when she came in — Crary Moore > Synonyms: < the desire for removing human error, clearing human confusion, and diminishing human misery … — motives eminently such as are called social — Matthew Arnold > < the social order > < plans for social reorganization > In its older senses, still quite current, it describes easy pleasant conversational companionship with others conducted on the basis of friendship and equality and enjoyed for its own sake, without ulterior motive < if at times everyone is talking at once it is evidently because of the social desire to contribute to the conversation, rather than because of the unsocial disposition to neglect one's neighbor's appreciation — W.C.Brownell > < of a jovial, social disposition, with a host of friends — Allan Westcott > gregarious indicates tending to flock together with others of one's kind and disliking a solitary existence: it may or may not connote enjoyable sociability < renounced a life of solitude, and became a gregarious creature — William Cowper > < without intelligence, man is not social, he is only gregarious — Samuel Johnson > < as popular with the seeker after solitude as with the noisily gregarious — S.P.B.Mais > < the true Nevadan is gregarious, as his passion for clubs and other social circles indicates — American Guide Series: Nevada > cooperative indicates a willingness to work with others for a common end, subordinating immediate personal interests and wishes, and may suggest an attitude conducive to good morale throughout a group < the cooperative efforts of all the allies > < while the development of armor called forth the skill of the smith, the multiplication of cannon demanded cooperative manufacture on a much larger scale — Lewis Mumford > < the cohesive, cooperative nature of American life as opposed to selfish individualism — Bradford Smith > convivial suggests jovial or merry enjoyment of other's company, particularly in situations in which eating or drinking is involved < all the social and convivial joy and festivity that become youth — Earl of Chesterfield > < at the insistence of a convivial uncle and against her better inclination she permits herself to drink three glasses of champagne — Edmund Wilson > companionable suggests a ready affability and warm sympathy that make association easy and pleasant < blessed with a companionable roommate > < the trip was the more pleasant because our associates were companionable > hospitable indicates a disposition to greet guests and visitors openly, generously, and warmly < with a few rare exceptions which may arise from sheer lack of time to welcome all newcomers, Arizonans are warmhearted and hospitable — American Guide Series: Arizona > II. |
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