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美音:[kə´lekʃən ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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n.收藏,征收,搜集品,捐款

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collection为中学词汇   词频:1046

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lect,leg=to choose(选择),to gather(集合),to read(读)

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collection


/kə'lekʃn; kə`lɛkʃən/
n
1 [C, U] (act of) collecting (collect1 5) sth 拿走、取走或收走某物
*There are two collections a day from this letter-box, ie The postman empties it twice a day. 这个信筒每天收信两次(邮递员每天取走两次).
* The council is responsible for refuse collection. 市政局负责清除垃圾废物.
2 [C] group of objects that have been collected (collect1 4) systematically 一系列搜集物; 收藏品
*a fine collection of paintings, eg in an art gallery 精美的绘画收藏品(如在美术馆中)
* a stamp, coin, record, etc collection 邮票、硬币、唱片等的收藏品
* a collection of poems, ie a group of poems published in one volume 诗集.
3 [C] range of new clothes, etc offered for sale by a designer or manufacturer 时装展销
*You are invited to view our autumn collection. 秋装展销, 敬请光临.
4 [C]
(a) collecting (collect1 3) of money during a church service or a meeting (在教堂礼拜或聚会期间的)募捐
*The collection will be taken (up)/made after the sermon. 教堂讲道之後将进行募捐.
* a collection for famine relief 赈济饥民的募捐.
(b) sum of money collected in this way 募捐的钱
*a large collection 大批捐款.
5 [C] heap or pile of objects; group of people 成堆物品; 人群
*a collection of junk, rubbish, etc 一堆废旧物品、垃圾等
* an odd collection of people 一群稀奇古怪的人.

collection


n
1【set/group】
2【money】
3【rent/debts/taxes】
4【bringing together】
5【taking something away】
6【fashion】
7【books/music】
8【people】
【SET/GROUP】[C]a) a set of similar things that are kept or brought together because they are attractive or interesting
collect, collector collector
 a stamp collection
 my record collection
collection 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 porch
【MONEY】[C]
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.
【RENT/DEBTS/TAXES】[U]
the act of obtaining money that is owed to you
collect, collector collector
 a debt collection agency
【BRINGING TOGETHER】[U]
the act of bringing together things of the same type from different places to form a group
collect
 a computerized data collection system
【TAKING SOMETHING AWAY】 [U and C]
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 .
【FASHION】[C]
the clothes designed by a fashion company for a particular season
 Donna Karen's new spring collection
【BOOKS/MUSIC】[C]
several stories, poems, pieces of music etc that are in one book or on one record
collection of
 a new collection of Frost's poetry
【PEOPLE】 [C usually singular]
a group of people, especially people you think are strange or unusual in some way
collection of
 There was an interesting collection of people at the wedding.
1. While not exactly a top selling book, The History and Geography of Human Genes is a remarkable collection of more than 50 years of research in population genetics.
    尽管不完全是畅销书,《人类基因的发展与地理分布》是一本汇集了50多年来人种遗传学方面的研究成果的好书。

2. The pilot must command a collection of lights, dials, knobs, digital displays, and other electronic devices.
    驾驶员必须能控制一整套设备,包括机灯、仪表盘、手柄、数字显示器和其他电子设备。

3. Quietly Joan showed him the damp cracked walls, the rotten floorboards, and the collection of buckets, jugs and basins she used to catch rain dripping from the roof.
    琼静静地带他看了潮湿裂缝的墙壁、腐烂的地板和一堆她过去用来接房顶滴落的雨水的桶、水壶和脸盆。

4. He collects stamps and has a very good collection.
    他集邮,他收藏的邮票很精彩。

5. He knew I collected match boxes and asked me whether my collection was growing.
    他知道我收集火柴盒,于是问我收藏的火柴盒是否在增加。

6. A future husband wanted to be sure that if his marriage didn't work out, he could keep his treasured ice-cream collection safely stored away in a freezer.
    一位即将成为丈夫的男人想要确信,如果他的婚姻失败,他是否仍可以把他珍爱的冰淇淋藏品好好储存在冰柜里。

7. Even my uncle´s huge collection of books was kept miraculously free from dust.
    连姑夫的大量藏书也保存得很好,奇迹般地一尘不染。

8. On another occasion, he invited a number of important critics to see his private collection of modern paintings.
    还有一次,他邀请一些著名评论家来参观他私人收藏的现代画。

9. One does not have to go outside for amusement, since the collection is housed at home.
    人们不必走到户外去寻求娱乐,因为收藏品都是存放在家中。

10. I remember feeling annoyed at this dense collection of humanity.
    我仍记得那天挤在密集的人群中,心里很恼火。

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