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group
Word family
group1 /ɡruːp/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countableC]
1 GROUP OF PEOPLEGROUP OF THINGSseveral people or things that are all together in the same place 〔人或物聚在一处的〕组，群，批
group of
2 GROUP OF PEOPLEGROUP OF THINGSseveral people or things that are connected with each other 〔人或物彼此之间有某种联系的〕团体，群体
group of
4. APMa number of musicians or singers who perform together, playing popular music 〔演奏流行音乐的〕乐团，乐队，组合 SYN band
→ blood group, focus group, interest group, playgroup, pressure group, working groupn 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.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2
phrases
a member of a group/a group member
Frank was invited to be a member of the group.
a group of three, four, five etc
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + groupThere was a group of three at the bar, two men and a woman.
an 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)
group + NOUNA control group had to be examined as well as the group that we are studying.
a 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
verbsThere were three groups of eight people, each with a group leader.
belong 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.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 4: a number of musicians or singers who perform together, playing popular music
NOUN + group
a pop/rock/jazz group
phrasesThey’re one of the most exciting pop groups around at the moment.
a member of a group
Jeremy was a member of a heavy metal group.
be in a group
verbsShe's in a jazz group, playing the saxophone.
start 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.
THESAURUS
of people 人
group several people together in the same place 群，组
A group of boys stood by the school gate.
一群男孩站在学校门口。
nArrange yourselves in groups of three.
crowd a large group of people who have come to a place to do something 人群
There were crowds of shoppers in the streets.
街上是成群的购物者。
The crowd all cheered.
人群齐声喝彩。
mob a large, noisy, and perhaps violent crowd 大批的暴民
An angry mob of demonstrators approached.
一大群愤怒的示威者走过来。
mass a large group of people all close together in one place, so that they seem like a single thing 〔拥挤的〕一大群人
The square in front of the station was a solid mass of people.
车站前面的广场上，人群挤得水泄不通。
bunch informal a group of people who are all similar in some way 〔相似的〕一群人
They’re a nice bunch of kids.
他们是一伙可爱的小孩子。
gang a group of young people, especially a group that often causes trouble and fights 一帮，一群〔常常肇事打架的年轻人〕
He was attacked by a gang of youths.
他遭到一帮少年的袭击。
rabble a noisy group of people who are behaving badly 乌合之众，暴民
He was met by a rabble of noisy angry youths.
他碰到了一帮怒气冲冲的少年。
horde a very large group of people who all go somewhere 〔去某处的〕一大群人
In summer hordes of tourists flock to the island.
夏天，成群的游客蜂拥来到这座海岛。
nThere were hordes of people coming out of the subway.
crew a group of people who all work together, especially on a ship or plane 〔尤指轮船或飞机上的〕全体工作人员
the ship’s crew
该船的船员
The flight crew will serve drinks shortly.
乘务员马上就来供应饮料。
party a group of people who are travelling or working together 〔一起旅行或工作的〕一群人，一帮人
A party of tourists stood at the entrance to the temple.
一群游客站在庙宇的入口处。
5team a group of people who work together 〔一起工作的〕队，组
of animals 动物She is being cared for by a team of doctors.
她正在一个医生小组的照料之下。
nteam a group of animals that work together
The carriage was pulled by a team of horses.
flock a group of sheep or birds 一群〔羊或鸟〕
of things 物体a flock of seagulls
一群海鸥
The farmer has over 100 sheep in his flock.
这农夫有100多只羊。
bunch a group of things held or tied together, especially flowers or keys 一束，一串〔尤指花或钥匙〕
He handed me a bunch of daffodils.
他递给我一束水仙花。
bundle several papers, clothes, or sticks held or tied together in an untidy pile 捆，把，扎，束
Bundles of papers and files filled the shelves.
架子上放满了一捆捆文件和卷宗。
cluster a group of things of the same kind that are close together in a place 串，束，群，簇
a cluster of stars
一簇星星
nOur road ended at a cluster of cottages.
Examples from the Corpus
group• The factory was burned down by a group of animal-rights activists.• We got all the family together for a group photo.• News International is a group of companies that produce newspapers and TV programmes.• an old photograph of a group of soldiers sitting on the ground• Each one of perhaps a group of four should prepare a brief summary of an article of general interest.• A group of new houses is to be built on the old playing-field.• A group of us went out for a drink to celebrate Sonia's birthday.• The good thing about the class is that all the students belong to the same age group.• The hospital is desperate for donors from the rhesus negative blood group.• Locally we already have two Pittses and a Chipmunk group operating, and have aerobatic training available at both Perth and Dundee.• He was one of the very few posters when the Weekly briefly tried to maintain an online discussion group.• Men stood in groups on street corners.• Robberies were common on the lonely roads, so people usually travelled in groups.• Families in the lowest income group could not afford to educate their children.• The teacher told us to get into groups of three.• Outside the school, little groups of friends were talking to each other.• Today you will learn a new group of verbs.• The Pearson Group owns a diverse array of companies.• Their policy was to keep demonstrators from different political groups apart.• a rock group• The tickets are expensive, but there is a discount for school groups.• A small group had gathered outside the stage door.• Inter-Company and Consortium programmes are run for organisations sponsoring smaller groups and provide a useful cross cultural experience.• The house was hidden behind a tall group of trees.• The talks I had with members of the group I recreated in my Conversations in Bloomsbury.• The group is to be featured in a full-length movie later this year and recently signed a contract to promote Pepsi.• These research subjects are presumed to be ignorant and vulnerable groups in society and almost always include students.
in groups• Many of you have been in groups of one sort or another.• Angry, alienated fanatics can come in groups or alone.• Men clustered and chattered lively in groups.• The comparison of results in groups D and E highlights the important assessment role of occupational therapists as cited by other workers.• Skinny old men stood around talking in groups, or counted up their change for a visit to the rum shop.• You can hear them talking in groups, wondering.• Application Have the students work in groups to brainstorm all the examples of compressed air they can.• This is achieved by professional workshops where students working in groups address problems taken from industrial, commercial and public sector organizations.
age/ethnic/income etc group• Nations and ethnic groups, similarly, would have equal rights, at least within the Soviet federation.• Exactly the same principles apply as with any age group.• The same ranging of, or variability in, Piagetian developmental levels is found at any chronological age group.• Different ethnic groups within the country have been engaged in a civil war for more than forty-five years.• A national survey showed there was a similar problem in Britain, particularly among the 46-52 year old age group.• The state is the most important single source of income for the older age groups.• The focus of this latter approach is of enumerating the dependency of the older age groups.• The differences in responses from one age group to another were eye-opening.
group2 ●●○ verb
1 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]GROUP/PUT INTO GROUPS to come together and form a group, or to arrange things or people together in a group （使）形成一组；把…分组
2 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]GROUP/PUT INTO GROUPS to divide people or things into groups according to a system 将…分类
Examples from the Corpus
group• The plates were grouped according to color and size.• Students grouped around the notice board to read their exam results.• The main body spots are grouped in rosettes.• One metric by which collocations may be measured and grouped is to rate them on a scale of probability.• Julia sat down at the piano, and the others grouped together to sing.• Second, services were grouped together with respect to the scale upon which they needed to be provided.
group (something) together/round/into etc• This group has developed into an effective, nationwide organization in the United States.• The planning will need to take account of the fact that the groups should come together at a later stage.• It consists of a number of locally-based groups, linked together by a holding committee on which the district groups are represented.• Levine and Siegel grouped these excuses into four categories.• Yesterday the group moved into its growth phase.• Voices raised with excitement came from a fourth group, clustered round the sink in the corner of the room.• Anti-ERA groups had rounded up hundreds of supporters from rural communities all across the Florida panhandle and bused them to the capitol.
From Longman Business Dictionary
groupgroup /gruːp/ noun [countableC]
1 (also group of companies)ORGANIZATIONS a large business organization that consists of several companies that all have the same owner
→ buzz group → consumer group → focus group → income group → peer group → reference group → special interest groupBurmah Castrol, the lubricants group
the sale of the Rover Group to BMW
a dramatic surge in group profits
the group chairman
(1600-1700) French groupe, from Italian gruppo
group1 noun →n GRAMMAR1 →n COLLOCATIONS1
→n COLLOCATIONS2 →THESAURUS1group2 verb
→n COLLOCATIONS2 →THESAURUS1group2 verb
LDOCE Online
Chinese
Corpus
noun
verb
group noun
⇨ group 1 (a group of people) ⇨ group 2 (a peer/drama group) ⇨ group 3 (a newspaper group) group verb
⇨ classify group 1 a group of people/houses 一群人；一片房子 a peer/support/drama group 同龄群体；互助／戏剧小组 a newspaper/an investment group 报业／投资集团 group ♦︎ set ♦︎ cluster ♦︎ collection ♦︎ bunch ♦︎ clump These are all words for a number of things or people that are together in the same place. 这些词均表示组、群、簇、批。 PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配 ◆ a group / set / cluster / collection / bunch / clump of sth ◆ in a group / set / cluster / bunch / clump◆ as a group / set◆ a large / small / little group / set / cluster / collection / bunch / clump ◆ a big group / set / bunch / clump ◆ to form a group / set / cluster / clump ◆ to divide sth into groups / sets / clusters ■ group [countable + singular or plural verb ] a number of people or things of the same type that are together in the same place 组；群；批 ◆ On the hillside was a little group of houses.山坡上有一小片房子。 ◆ A group of us are going to the theatre this evening.我们一帮人今晚要去剧院看戏。 ◆ Students were sitting around in groups on the grass.学生成群地围坐在草地上。 ◆ Classes will involve both individual and group activities.课堂上会有个人和小组活动。 ■ set [countable ] a group of similar things that belong together in some way 一套，一副，一组（相似的东西） ◆ a set of six matching chairs.六把成套的椅子 ◆ She had a complete set of the author's novels.她有这个作者的整套小说。 ◆ You can borrow my keys－I have a spare set.你可以借用我的钥匙－我还有一套备用的。 ■ cluster [countable ] a group of things of the same type that grow or appear close together; a group of people, animals or things that are close together （同类物丛生或聚集的）簇，束，串；（人或动物的）群，团，组 ◆ The plants have clusters of white flowers in early June.这些植物在6月初会成簇地开白色的花。 ◆ The telescope is focused on a dense cluster of stars at the edge of the galaxy.那架望远镜聚焦在银河系边缘一个密集的星群。 ◆ A woman had emerged from the cluster of buildings.一个女人从建筑群中走了出来。 cluster ⇨ crowd verb ■ collection [countable ] a group of objects or people that are close together, especially objects or people of different types （尤指不同类型的）一批物品，一群人 ◆ There was a collection of books and shoes on the floor.地板上是成堆的书和鞋。 ◆ They appeared to be a motley collection (= a rather strange group of people) of college students.他们这群大学生看上去千奇百怪。 ■ bunch [countable ] a number of things of the same type that are growing or fastened together 串；束；扎 ◆ a bunch of keys一串钥匙 ◆ a bunch of flowers / grapes / bananas一束鲜花；一串葡萄；一把香蕉 ⓘ In this meaning bunch is used about keys, grapes, bananas and different types of flowers and herbs . 表达此义时，bunch与keys、grapes、bananas、flowers和herbs搭配。 ■ clump [countable ] a small group of things or people very close together, especially trees or plants; a bunch of sth such as grass or hair （尤指草木的）丛，簇；（人的）群，组；（毛发的）缕，束 ◆ They planted trees in clumps around the park.他们在公园周边种了一丛丛的树。 ◆ He tore out a clump of her hair.他扯下了她的一缕头发。 group 2 a group of people/houses 一群人；一片房子 a peer/support/drama group 同龄群体；互助／戏剧小组 a newspaper/an investment group 报业／投资集团 ➡ See also the entries for party 3 and team 1 另见party条第3义和team条第1义 group ♦︎ circle ♦︎ bunch ♦︎ crowd ♦︎ gang ♦︎ set ♦︎ clique These are all words for a number of people who have sth in common and often spend time together. 这些词均表示群体、小组、圈子。 PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配 ◆ a group / circle / bunch / crowd / gang / clique of sth ◆ a group / circle / bunch / crowd / gang / set of friends ◆ in a group / circle / set / clique◆ a small group / circle / clique ◆ a mixed / motley group / bunch / crowd ◆ a social group / circle / set / clique ◆ to belong to a group / set / clique ◆ to join a group / circle / set ◆ part of a group / circle / crowd / gang / clique◆ a member of a group / circle / clique ■ group [countable + singular or plural verb ] a number of people who are connected in some way, for example because they share interests, problems or experiences, or because they spend time together 群体，团体（兴趣、问题或经历相似，或经常聚在一起） ◆ She worked with groups of college students who had literacy problems.她的工作与几组有读写障碍的大学生有关。 ◆ The college has a small but active women's group.那所学院有一个规模不大却很活跃的妇女团体。 ◆ People in the younger age groups tended to vote less.低龄组的人往往较少去投票。 ◆ Members of some ethnic groups say that the law is discriminatory.一些族群的成员认为该法律存在歧视。 ◆ Minority groups are entitled to equal protection under the law.少数群体有权受到法律的同等保护。 ■ circle [countable ] a group of people who are connected because they have the same interests or jobs, or they spend time together socially 圈子，阶层，界（爱好或工作相同，或经常交际往来） ◆ He has a wide circle of friends.他交游广阔。 ◆ Talk of religion was forbidden in the family circle .在这个家庭范围内是禁止谈论宗教的。 ◆ He maintained influence in the inner circle of the president's political advisers.他在总统政治顾问的核心集团中保持着影响力。 ◆ Her ideas have caused controversy in scientific circles in recent years.近年来，她的观点在科学界引起了争论。 ◆ My brother and I move in completely different circles (= we have very different friends) .我和我哥的朋友圈子完全不同。 ■ bunch [singular ] (informal ) a group of people, especially people who are friends or have the same interests or job 群体，帮，伙（尤指是朋友或有相同爱好或职业） ◆ The people that I work with are a great bunch.和我共事的那伙人很不错。 ◆ He's been hanging out with a bunch of yobs and hooligans.他一直和一帮狐朋狗友鬼混。 ■ crowd [countable + singular or plural verb ] (informal ) a group of people, especially people who are friends or have the same interests or job 群体，帮，伙（尤指是朋友或有相同爱好或职业） ◆ Do you ever see any of the old crowd (= people who used to be friends) from college?你见过大学里的老朋友吗？ ◆ Bob introduced him to some of the usual crowd (= people who often meet each other) .鲍勃把他介绍给常见面的几个朋友。 ◆ He got in with the wrong crowd (= people you disapprove of) .他和那帮不好的人混在一起。 NOTE 辨析 In many cases you can use either word. 在许多情况下这两个词可以通用 ◆ They are a great bunch / crowd of people to work with.和我共事的那伙人很不错。 ◆ They were a bit of a motley bunch / crowd (= a strange mix of types of people) .他们这群人好像三教九流的都有。 However, crowd can suggest a larger group of people, and/or one that is slightly less united: you might talk about one/some of the usual crowd but not ◆ one/some of the usual bunch bunch is more likely to be seen as a whole, single unit. 不过，crowd表示一大帮人，其团结程度可能稍差。可以说one/some of the usual crowd，但不说one/some of the usual bunch。bunch更可能被视为一个完整的、单一的群体。 ■ gang [countable + singular or plural verb ] (informal ) a group of friends who meet regularly 一伙（经常聚在一起的朋友） ◆ There was a whole gang of us who went out together at weekends.过去我们老是一伙人在周末一起出去。 ◆ Her friends made me feel welcome and treated me like one of the gang .她的朋友们让我感觉很受欢迎，把我当成自己人。 ■ set [countable + singular or plural verb ] (disapproving ) a group of people who have the same interests and spend a lot of time together socially 阶层，圈子（爱好相同且经常交际来往） ◆ It's a favourite meeting place for Berlin's smart set (= rich, fashionable people) .那是柏林上层社会最喜欢的聚会场所。 ◆ Several members of Dublin's literary set turned up for her funeral.都柏林文学圈子的几个成员出席了她的葬礼。 ⓘ A set is often a group of people who are rich or educated. It is often connected with ideas about social class and is sometimes disapproving because the group is seen as privileged and separate from ordinary people. * set常指富有或有教养的一群人，常带有阶层分野的意味，有时为贬义，因这些群体被视为享有特权并与普通人格格不入。 ■ clique kliːk [countable + singular or plural verb ] (disapproving ) a small group of people who have the same interests and spend time together, but do not like to include others 派系；小集团；小圈子 ◆ The club is dominated by a small clique of intellectuals.这个俱乐部由一小群知识分子把持。 group 3 a group of people/houses 一群人；一片房子 a peer/support/drama group 同龄群体；互助／戏剧小组 a newspaper/an investment group 报业／投资集团 ➡ See also the entry for company 另见company条 group ♦︎ partnership ♦︎ conglomerate ♦︎ consortium ♦︎ outfit ♦︎ syndicate ♦︎ cooperative These are all words for a number of people or companies working together in business. 这些词均表示商业集团、合作企业。 PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配 ◆ a large group / partnership / conglomerate / consortium / outfit / syndicate ◆ an international group / partnership / conglomerate / consortium / syndicate ◆ a multinational group / conglomerate / consortium ◆ a small group / partnership / outfit / syndicate / cooperative ◆ a local partnership / consortium / outfit / cooperative ◆ a business / financial group / partnership / conglomerate / consortium ◆ a media group / partnership / conglomerate / consortium / outfit ◆ to form a group / a partnership / a conglomerate / a consortium / an outfit / a syndicate / a cooperative ◆ to set up a partnership / a consortium / an outfit / a syndicate / a cooperative ◆ to join a group / a partnership / a consortium / an outfit / a syndicate / a cooperative ◆ to run a group / a conglomerate / a consortium / an outfit / a syndicate / a cooperative ■ group [countable + singular or plural verb ] (business 商业 ) a number of companies that are owned by the same person or organization 集团 ◆ This acquisition will make them the largest newspaper group in the world.这次收购将使他们成为世界上最大的报业集团。 ◆ Our group sales director attended the conference in Munich this year.我们的集团销售总监参加了今年在慕尼黑召开的会议。 ■ partnership [countable ] a business owned by two or more people who share the profits 合伙企业 ◆ a junior member of the partnership企业的次要合伙人 partner ⇨ partner noun 1 ■ conglomerate kənˈglɒmərət; NAmE kənˈglɑːmərət [countable ] (business 商业 ) a large company formed by joining together different firms 联合大公司；企业集团 ◆ He turned the business into a huge media conglomerate.他令公司成为一个庞大的大众传媒联合集团。 NOTE 辨析 Conglomerate gives an impression of extremely large size. Typical collocations relate to industrial areas of business. * conglomerate给人以规模极其庞大的感觉，典型的搭配词与工业领域有关 ◆ a / an chemical / industrial / engineering / mining conglomerate化学／工业／工程／矿业联合集团 Other common collocates are financial , media and publishing , as well as words relating to size and reach. 其他常见搭配词有financial、media和publishing，以及与规模和范围有关的词汇 ◆ a / an huge / vast / international / multinational conglomerate庞大的／国际／跨国联合集团 Group has a wider range of meaning and can describe any collection of companies working together. * group的意思更宽泛，可指任何合作的公司集合。 ■ consortium kənˈsɔːtiəm; NAmE kənˈsɔːrtiəm (plural consortia or consortiums [countable ] (business 商业 ) a group of people, countries or companies who are working together on a particular project （合作进行某个项目的）财团，银团，联营企业 ◆ He led the Anglo-French consortium that built the Channel Tunnel.他领导修建英吉利海峡隧道的英法财团。 ⓘ A consortium is usually a temporary arrangement with a particular aim. * consortium常指为实现某一目标而临时组建的联合企业。 ➡ See also the entry for union 另见union条 ■ outfit [countable + singular or plural verb ] (informal ) a group of people working together as an organization, business or team 团队；小组；分队 ◆ A London-based market research outfit has been appointed for the job.已委任了一个伦敦的市场调查组做此项工作。 ◆ This was the fourth album by the top rock outfit.这是那支顶级摇滚乐队的第四张专辑。 ⓘ Outfit * outfit最常指运动队、摇滚乐队或商业组织，尤其是独立的小组织。 ■ syndicate ˈsɪndɪkət [countable ] a group of people or companies who work together and help each other in order to achieve a particular aim 辛迪加；企业联合组织；财团；私人联合会 ◆ It is the home of the largest crime syndicate in Japan.这是日本最大的犯罪集团的老巢。 ⓘ Syndicate is used most often to talk about a group of criminals, a group of people who try to win money or a group of financial companies working together. * syndicate最常指犯罪集团、博彩集团或金融集团 ◆ a drug(s) / crime syndicate贩毒／犯罪集团 ◆ a lottery syndicate彩票集团 ◆ a / an banking / insurance / investment syndicate财团；保险／投资集团 ➡ See also the entry for union 另见union条 ■ cooperative (BrE alsoco-operative kəʊˈɒpərətɪv; NAmE koʊˈɑːpərətɪv [countable ] a business or other organization owned and run by the people involved, with the profits shared by them 合作企业；合作社组织 ◆ The 'Daily Worker' was run as a cooperative.《每日工人报》当时按照合作企业运营。 ⓘ Cooperative businesses are often local or community-based, and often connected with producing or selling food. * cooperative常指当地或社区企业，并常与制造和销售食品有关 ◆ a / an local / community / farming / agricultural / food / dairy cooperative当地／社区／农场／农业／食品／乳制品合作企业
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General words for groups of people: age group, array, assemblage...
Small numbers and quantities: few, minority, minimum...
Groups of people with shared interests or aims: association, commission, organization...
With another person or other people: together, joint, jointly...
Categories and types: type, category, kind...
Singers: alto, baritone, bass...
General types of business or company: account, acquisition, affiliate...
To categorize things: sort, classify, characterize...
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