group

noun

1. 组；群；批；类；簇
   a number of people or things that are together in the same place or that are connected in some way
   1. a group of girls/trees/houses
      一群姑娘；一片树林 / 房子
   2. A group of us are going to the theatre this evening.
      我们有一帮人今晚要去看戏。
   3. Students stood around in groups waiting for their results.
      学生们成群地站在周围等待成绩。
   4. The residents formed a community action group.
      居民组成了社区行动组。
   5. English is a member of the Germanic group of languages.
      英语是日耳曼语系中的一种语言。
   6. 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。
   7. a minority group
      少数群体
   8. ethnic groups
      族群
   9. a group activity (= done by a number of people working together)
      小组活动
   10. She asked her students to get into groups of four.
       她让学生每四人分为一小组。
   11. to work in groups
       分组工作
2. 集团
   a number of companies that are owned by the same person or organization
   1. a newspaper group
      报业集团
   2. the Burton group
      伯顿集团
   3. the group sales director
      集团销售董事
3. （尤指流行音乐的）演奏组，乐团，乐队
   a number of musicians who perform together, especially to play pop music
   1. She sings in a rock group.
      她是摇滚乐队的歌手。

verb

1. （使）成群，成组，聚集
   to gather into a group; to make sb/sth form a group
   1. The children grouped themselves around their teacher.
      孩子们聚集在老师周围。
   2. We all grouped around the tree for a photograph.
      我们全体围着这棵树照了张相。
   3. The colleges grouped together to offer a wider range of courses.
      这些学院联合在一起，以扩大开设课程的范围。
2. 将…分类；把…分组
   to divide people or things into groups of people or things that are similar in some way
   1. The books are grouped together by subject.
      这些书按科目分类。
   2. Contestants were grouped according to age and ability.
      参赛者按年龄和能力分组。

1. N-COUNT-COLL （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.
   1. The trouble involved a small group of football supporters...
      这次骚乱涉及一小撮足球迷。
   2. The students work in groups on complex problems.
      学生们分组研究复杂的问题。
2. N-COUNT 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.
   1. ...the Minority Rights Group...
      少数民族权益团体
   2. 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。
3. N-COUNT （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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
4. N-COUNT （企业）集团
   A group is a number of separate commercial or industrial firms which all have the same owner.
   1. 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。
   2. ...a French-based insurance group.
      总部位于法国的保险集团
5. N-COUNT （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.
   1. 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。
   2. ...Billy Bragg's backing group.
      比利·布拉格的伴奏乐队
6. V-ERG （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.
   1. The fact sheets are grouped into seven sections...
      这些资料被分成了7部分。
   2. 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。
   3. 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。
7. See also: grouping blood group ginger group pressure group

1. The group were informers, and they betrayed the plan to the Germans.
   这帮人是告密者，他们把计划泄露给了德国人。
2. The group's teaching and methods threatened social cohesion.
   这个组织的教义和传教方式威胁到了社会的和谐统一。
3. I came across a group of children playing.
   我碰到一群正在玩耍的小孩。
4. On the way home we shared our first class compartment with a group of businessmen.
   回家的路上，我们和一群生意人一起坐在一等车厢。
5. The Group of Seven major industrial countries concluded its annual summit meeting today.
   由主要工业国家组成的七国集团今天结束了其年度峰会。
6. The group had shot dead another hostage.
   该组织又开枪打死了一名人质。
7. I thought I'd enrol you with an art group at the school.
   我想我会吸收你参加学校的一个艺术团。
8. In fact, the first group were absolutely correct in their estimation of this man's height.
   事实上，第一组人对这名男子身高的估计完全正确。
9. One group claimed to have executed the American hostage
   一个组织声称已经处决了那名美国人质。
10. She paused as the group of children filed out of the house
    那群孩子从房子里鱼贯而出时，她停了下来。
11. I set up a ginger group on the environment.
    我建立了一个积极从事环保的组织。
12. The trouble involved a small group of football supporters
    这次骚乱涉及一小撮足球迷。
13. The students work in groups on complex problems.
    学生们分组研究复杂的问题。
14. 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。
15. 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。
16. 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。
17. 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。
18. The fact sheets are grouped into seven sections
    这些资料被分成了7部分。
19. 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。
20. 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。
21. Psychologists tested a group of six-year-olds with a video.
    心理学家用一段录像对一组6岁的儿童进行了测试。
22. Group members have to communicate with each other through role-play.
    小组成员必须通过角色扮演互相交流。
23. But a group of six women and 23 children got separated from the others.
    但是有一群人和其他人走散了，其中有6名妇人和23个孩子。
24. There will be a working group on international issues.
    将会有一个国际问题调查工作组。
25. The group leader apportioned them the duties for the week.
    组长给他们分派了这星期的任务。
26. The college has enrolled another group of research students this year.
    这所大学今年又收了一批研究生。
27. This question was discussed within the confines of the group.
    这个问题在小组范围内进行了酝酿。
28. The production group has overfulfilled the quota today.
    今天，这个生产小组超额完成了定额。

noun

1. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

   Synonym:    grouping

2. a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse

   Synonym:    mathematical group

3. (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule

   Synonym:    radicalchemical group

verb

1. arrange into a group or groups
   1. Can you group these shapes together?

2. form a group or group together

   Synonym:    aggroup