1FOR AN ACTIVITY/SPORTfor an activity or sport 活动或体育的
a)[also + plural verb British English] an organization for people who share a particular interest or enjoysimilaractivities, or a group of people who meet together to do something they are interested in 俱乐部
rugby/golf/squash etc club
Our chess club really needs new members.
我们的国际象棋俱乐部很需要有新会员的加入。
club for
a club for unemployed young people
失业青年俱乐部
It costs £15 to join the club.
参加这个俱乐部要交15英镑。
She belongs to a local health club.
她参加了当地的一家健身俱乐部。
b)the building or place where the members of a particular club meet or play sport 俱乐部〔指俱乐部建筑或所在地〕,会所
2professional sport 职业体育运动 [also + plural verb British English] especially British EnglishBrE a professional organization including the players, managers, and owners of a sports team 〔职业体育的〕俱乐部
Manchester United Football Club
曼联(队)足球俱乐部
nGRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?
In meanings 1 and 2, club is usually followed by a singular verb:
The club meets on Mondays after school.
In British English, you can also use a plural verb:
The club meet on Mondays after school.
3for dancing/music 舞蹈/音乐的 a place where people go to dance, listen to music, and meet socially 俱乐部;夜总会
a jazz club
爵士乐俱乐部
Shall we go to a club?
我们去夜总会怎样?
I’m not into the club scene at all.
我对夜总会场景一点都不感兴趣。
4traditional men’s club 传统的男子俱乐部 especially British EnglishBrE
a)an organization, traditionally for men only, which provides a comfortable place for its members to relax, eat, or stay the night 男子俱乐部
I always stay at my London club.
我总是待在伦敦的男子俱乐部里。
b)the building where this organization is based 男子俱乐部会所
5.book/record/wine etc clubORGANIZATIONan organization which people join to buy books, records, wine etc cheaply 图书/唱片/葡萄酒等俱乐部〔其会员可以低价购买书籍、唱片、葡萄酒等〕
7.weapon 武器 a thickheavy stick used to hit people 大头棒,棍棒
8in card games 纸牌戏IN CARD GAMES
a)DGC clubs one of the four suits (=types of cards) in a set of playing cards, which has the design of three round black leaves in a group together 梅花
ten/king etc of clubs
the ace of clubs
梅花 A
b)DGCa card from this suit 梅花牌
You have to play a club.
你得出一张梅花牌。
9.in the clubBABY/HAVE A BABYBritish EnglishBrE old-fashioned if a woman is in the club, she is going to have a baby – used humorously 怀孕的〔幽默用法〕SYN pregnant
10join the club (also welcome to the clubAmerican EnglishAmE)SERIOUS SITUATION spoken used after someone has described a badsituation that they are in, to tell them that you are in the same situation 我们都一样(糟)
‘He never listens to me.’ ‘Join the club.’
“他从不听我的话。”“我们俩一样啦。”
Examples from the Corpus
join the club• Well, they can join the club.• If you're confused, join the club!• Scholar also revealeddetails of Venables's contract when he joined the club as manager from Barcelona.• When she had finally confirmed that Patricia Hoskin had never joined the club, Blanche made an excuse and left.• If you have, then join the club.• ButIdid not come to Mitford to join the club and sit by the pool.• He needs six pointstonight in Orlando to join the club.• To join the club simply send your name and address to us at the address below.
nCOLLOCATIONS
types of club
a football/tennis/golf etc club
There’s a football club for the young people in the area.
a sports club
Why don’t you join one of the school sports clubs?
a youth club (=for young people)
The youth club is on Thursday nights in the village hall.
a social club (=where you meet people and talk)
Older people may benefit from joining a social club.
a health club (=where you go to do physical exercise)
The hotel has its own health club with saunas, solarium and work-out equipment.
a fan club (=for people who like a particular team, band, person etc)
I used to be a member of the Take That fan club.
a country club (=a sports and social club, usually in the countryside)
Ted was a member of an exclusive country club.
verbs
join a club
I decided to join the computer club.
belong to a club
Do you belong to any university clubs or societies?
form a club (=start one)
It’s always possible to form your own club.
run a club (=organize one)
My Dad helps to run the rowing club.
a club welcomes somebody (=is happy to accept new members)
The chess club welcomes both beginners and experienced players.
club + NOUN
a club member/member of a club
There’s a monthly magazine for club members.
club membership
Club membership costs £300 per year.
a club chairman/president
Reg took over as club chairman three years ago,
a club secretary
For further information about membership, contact the club secretary.
a club official (=someone with a position of authority in the club)
rugby/golf/squash etc club• Bob Hope was leaning on a golf club.• No one ever learned golf without swinging a golf club.• NorthernCaliforniagolf clubs increasingly are joining the plastic-spikes-only bandwagon, but the legalimplications are not lost on some.• He is a member of Nenagh Golf Club.
club scene• Despite having the healthiestclub scene, Glasgow still specialises in churning out codsoul.• Why don't you focus on the up and coming young comedians from the pub and night club scene.• Police are keen to bring in registration to improve the image of the Teesside club scene.• The Ramones languished, never graduating from the club scene that had nurtured them two decades earlier.• It really was about these characters we know on the club scene.• At last it has been recognised that there are many females within the club scene who have truepotential.
club2 verb (clubbed, clubbing) [transitiveT]
1HITto hit someone hard with a heavy object 〔用棍棒〕打
baby seals being clubbed to death
被棍棒打死的幼海豹
2club togetherphrasal verbphr vSHAREif people clubtogether, they share the cost of something 分担费用,凑钱
We clubbed together to buy her a present.
我们凑钱给她买了一份礼物。
Examples from the Corpus
club together• I could get a few Copt bankers to club together to find a sufficientsum.• The company had clubbed together to pay for her and Geoffrey.
clubbed to death• The teenageboy had been clubbed to death.• The babies have traditionally been clubbed to death.• So now he is clubbed to death instead, much to the surprise of the audience.