Group People Things Grouped Number Place Work Member
The flashcard defines "group" as a collection of people or things, an organized body with shared interests or aims, a classification based on commonalities, a business conglomerate, or a musical band. It also covers the verb form, meaning to gather or categorize together.
The flashcard defines "group" as a collection of people or things, an organized body with shared interests or aims, a classification based on commonalities, a business conglomerate, or a musical band. It also covers the verb form, meaning to gather or categorize together.
[N-COUNT-COLL 可数集合名词](一)组;(一)群;(一)批 A group of people or things is a number of people or things which are together in one place at one time.
[oft N of n]
The trouble involved a small group of football supporters...
这次骚乱涉及一小撮足球迷。
The students work in groups on complex problems.
学生们分组研究复杂的问题。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]集体;群体;团体 A group is a set of people who have the same interests or aims, and who organize themselves to work or act together.
[usu supp N]
...the Minority Rights Group...
少数民族权益团体
Members of an environmental group are staging a protest inside a chemical plant.
一个环保组织的成员正在一家化工厂里举行抗议活动。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](具有共同点而被放在一起考虑的)组,群,类 A group is a set of people, organizations, or things which are considered together because they have something in common.
[usu supp N]
She is among the most promising players in her age group...
她是所在年龄组中最有前途的选手之一。
As a group, today's old people are still relatively deprived.
整体而言,当今的老年人依然相对贫困。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](企业)集团 A group is a number of separate commercial or industrial firms which all have the same owner.
[usu supp N]
[BUSINESS 商]
The group made a pre-tax profit of £11.05 million.
该集团的税前利润为1,105万英镑。
...a French-based insurance group.
总部位于法国的保险集团
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](尤指流行乐的)乐队,乐团,组合 A group is a number of musicians who perform together, especially ones who play popular music.
At school he played bass in a pop group called The Urge.
他上学的时候在一个叫“冲动”的流行乐队中担任贝司手。
...Billy Bragg's backing group.
比利·布拉格的伴奏乐队
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)形成组;(把…)归在一起 If a number of things or people are grouped together or group together, they are together in one place or within one organization or system.
[be V-ed prep]
[V pl-n with together]
[V together]
[Also V n prep]
The fact sheets are grouped into seven sections...
这些资料被分成了7部分。
The G-7 organization groups together the world's seven leading industrialized nations...
七国集团将世界上7个最主要的工业国家归在一起。
We want to encourage them to group together to act as a big purchaser.
我们想鼓励他们组成一个大的采购团。
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See also:
grouping
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blood group
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ginger group
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pressure group
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Oxford
group★/ɡruːp; NAmEɡruːp/
noun
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verb
groupgroupsgroupedgroupingnoun★[countable + singular or plural verb ]1★a number of people or things that are together in the same place or that are connected in some way 组;群;批;类;簇◆a group of girls/trees/houses一群姑娘;一片树林;一排房子◆A group of us is/are going to the theatre this evening.我们有一帮人今晚要去看戏。◆Students stood around in groupswaiting for their results. 学生们成群地站在周围等待成绩。◆The residents formed a community action group.居民组成了社区行动组。◆English is a member of the Germanic group of languages英语是日耳曼语系中的一种语言。◆The proportion of single parent families varies between different income groups.单亲家庭比例在不同收入群中各不相同。◆a minority group少数群体◆ethnic groups族群◆a group activity(= done by a number of people working together)小组活动◆She asked her students to get into groupsof four. 她让学生每四人分为一小组。◆to work in groups分组工作☞see also
subgroup
HELPThere are many other compounds ending in group.You will find them at their place in the alphabet. 以 group 结尾的复合词还有很多,可在各字母中的适当位置查到。2( business 商) a number of companies that are owned by the same person or organization 集团◆a newspaper group报业集团◆the Burton group伯顿集团◆the group sales director集团销售董事3( rather old-fashioned) a number of musicians who perform together, especially to play pop music (尤指流行音乐的)演奏组,乐团,乐队◆She sings in a rock group.她是摇滚乐队的歌手。verb1[transitive , intransitive ]to gather into a group; to make sb/sth form a group (使)成群,成组,聚集groupsb/sth/yourself (round/around sb/sth) ◆The children grouped themselves around their teacher.孩子们聚集在老师周围。groupround/around sb/sth ◆We all grouped around the tree for a photograph.我们全体围着这棵树照了张相。group(sb/sth) together ◆The colleges grouped together to offer a wider range of courses.这些学院联合在一起,以开设范围更广的课程。2[transitive ]groupsb/sth (together) to spanide people or things into groups of people or things that are similar in some way 将…分类;把…分组◆The books are grouped together by subject.这些书按科目分类。◆Contestants were grouped according to age and ability.参赛者按年龄和能力分组。group/ɡruːp; NAmEɡruːp/
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group1 noun
group2 verb
groupgroup1 /ɡruːp/ ●●●S1W1 noun [countable]
Word Origin
Examples
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Phrases
1several people or things that are all together in the same placegroup of a group of children a small group of islands Get into groups of four. He was surrounded by a group of admirers.in groups Dolphins travel in small groups. A group of us are going to London.2several people or things that are connected with each other: a left-wing terrorist groupgroup of She is one of a group of women who have suffered severe side-effects from the drug.age/ethnic/income etc group (=people of the same age, race etc) Minority groups are encouraged to apply.3several companies that all have the same owner → chain: a giant textiles groupgroup of He owns a group of hotels in southern England.4a number of musicians or singers who perform together, playing popular musicSYN band →
blood group
, focus group
, interest group
, playgroup
, pressure group
, working group
GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?• Group is usually followed by a singular verb: · This group has a higher risk of heart disease.· His group plays jazz.• In British English, you can also use a plural verb: · This group have a higher risk of heart disease.· His group play jazz.Grammar guide ‒ NOUNSCOLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 2phrasesa member of a group/a group member· Frank was invited to be a member of the group.a group of three, four, five etc· There was a group of three at the bar, two men and a woman.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + groupan age group· Older people are being affected by the economic downturn more than other age groups.an ethnic group (=one whose members belong to a particular race or nation)· The university welcomes enquiries and applications from all ethnic groups.a minority group (=one whose members belong to a different race, religion etc from most other people in a country)· Conditions for many minority groups have worsened.a racial group· Schools should not stereotype pupils from certain racial groups as troublemakers.a social group (=a group of people from a particular class in society)· Lower social groups had a higher average family size.an income group· The budget will affect people differently, according to their income group.somebody’s peer group (=people of the same age, social group etc)· Many girls at school derive enormous strength from their peer groups.a pressure group (=one that tries to make the government do something)· Friends of the Earth is Britain’s leading environmental pressure group.a protest group· They formed a protest group and a petition of 50,000 signatures was presented at the town hall.a splinter group (=that has separated from another political or religious group)· A Social Democratic Party ( SDP), formed as a splinter group of the Socialist Party of Serbia.a close-knit/closely-knit/tightly-knit group (=in which everyone knows each other well and gives each other support)· The young mothers in the village are a fairly close-knit group.a support group (=a group that meets in order to help the people in it deal with a difficult time)· She set up a support group for people suffering from the same illness.a control group (=a group used in an experiment or survey to compare its results with those of another group)· A control group had to be examined as well as the group that we are studying.group + NOUNa group decision· Being involved in a group decision can help motivate workers.a group discussion· The course includes both individual work and group discussions.a group leader· There were three groups of eight people, each with a group leader.verbsbelong to a group· Ben belonged to an environmental group.get into groups· The teacher asked the students to get into groups.organize something into groups· Small children work best when they are organized into very small groups.join a group· He joined a self-help group for divorced men.leave a group· Rebecca left the group following a disagreement.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 4NOUN + groupa pop/rock/jazz group· They’re one of the most exciting pop groups around at the moment.phrasesa member of a group· Jeremy was a member of a heavy metal group.be in a group· She's in a jazz group, playing the saxophone.verbsstart a group· Ben and some friends started a rock group at school.found a group formal (=start a group)· Mick Jagger and Keith Richards founded the group in the early Sixties.a group splits up (=the members decide not to play together anymore)· The group split up because of ‘musical differences’.a group re-forms (=the members decide to play together again)· The group has re-formed and is planning a series of comeback concerts.THESAURUSof peoplegroup several people together in the same place: · A group of boys stood by the school gate.· Arrange yourselves in groups of three.crowd a large group of people who have come to a place to do something: · There were crowds of shoppers in the streets.· The crowd all cheered.mob a large, noisy, and perhaps violent crowd: · An angry mob of demonstrators approached.mass a large group of people all close together in one place, so that they seem like a single thing: · The square in front of the station was a solid mass of people.bunch informal a group of people who are all similar in some way: · They’re a nice bunch of kids.gang a group of young people, especially a group that often causes trouble and fights: · He was attacked by a gang of youths.rabble a noisy group of people who are behaving badly: · He was met by a rabble of noisy angry youths.horde a very large group of people who all go somewhere: · In summer hordes of tourists flock to the island.· There were hordes of people coming out of the subway.crew a group of people who all work together, especially on a ship or plane: · the ship’s crew· The flight crew will serve drinks shortly.party a group of people who are travelling or working together: · A party of tourists stood at the entrance to the temple.of animalsherd a group of cows, deer, or elephants: · A herd of cows was blocking the road.team a group of animals that work together: · The carriage was pulled by a team of horses.flock a group of sheep or birds: · a flock of seagulls· The farmer has over 100 sheep in his flock.pack a group of dogs or wolves: · Some dogs are bred to work in packs.litter a group of kittens or puppies born at one time to a particular mother: · He was one of a litter of seven puppies.school/shoal a group of fish or dolphins: · Piranha fish live in shoals in the wild.of thingsbunch a group of things held or tied together, especially flowers or keys: · He handed me a bunch of daffodils.bundle several papers, clothes, or sticks held or tied together in an untidy pile: · Bundles of papers and files filled the shelves.cluster a group of things of the same kind that are close together in a place: · a cluster of stars· Our road ended at a cluster of cottages.
group1 noun
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groupgroup2 ●●○ verb
Verb Table
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1[intransitive, transitive] to come together and form a group, or to arrange things or people together in a groupgroup (something) together/round/into etc The photo shows four men grouped round a jeep. Different flowers can be grouped together to make a colourful display. small producers who group together to sell their produce2[transitive always + adverb/preposition] to divide people or things into groups according to a system: We were grouped into six age bands. We’ve grouped the questions under three headings.
WDF
group
[gru:p]grouped, grouping, groups
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grouped[318] grouping[343] groups[13487]
组(59%),群(23%),团体(9%),集团(8%),聚合(1%)
n.组;团体
adj.群的;团体的
vt.把…聚集;把…分组
vi.聚合
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