| 释义 |
collection/kəˈlekʃ(ə)n/n. 1 the act or process of collecting or being collected 收集，收藏 2 a group of things collected together (e.g. works of art, literary items, or specimens), esp. systematically (一批)收藏品，(一批)收集品(如艺术作品、文学作品或标本等) 3 (foll. by 后跟 of) an accumulation; a mass or pile 聚集，积累；大堆，大量 a collection of dust 大量的灰尘 4a the collecting of money, esp. in church or for a charitable cause (尤指教堂或慈善事业的)募捐 b the amount collected 募集的款项 5 the regular removal of mail for dispatch, refuse for disposal, etc. 定期取走的信件；定期处理的垃圾 6 (in pl. 用复数) Brit. college examinations held at the end of a term, esp. at Oxford University [英] (尤指牛津大学的)学院期末考试 [Middle English via Old French from Latin collectio -onis (as COLLECT1)] |