community
noun[C,+ sing/pl verb]
uk/kəˈmjuː.nə.ti/us/kəˈmjuː.nə.t̬i/B2
thepeoplelivingin oneparticularareaorpeoplewho areconsideredas aunitbecause oftheircommoninterests,socialgroup, ornationality:
社区；群体；社团，团体，界He's wellknownin thelocalcommunity.他在当地非常出名。
There's alargeblack/white/Jewishcommunitylivingin thisarea.在该地区有一个大的黑人／白人／犹太人社区。
Herspeechcausedoutrageamong thegaycommunity.她的演说激起了同性恋群体的愤怒。
Drugtraffickingis amatterofconsiderableconcernfor theentireinternationalcommunity(= all thecountriesof theworld).毒品走私是整个国际社会都相当关注的问题。
There's arealsenseofcommunity(=caringandfriendlyfeeling)in thisneighbourhood.在该地区有一种真正的社区归属感。
biologyspecialized
agroupofanimalsorplantsthatliveorgrowtogether
（动植物的）群落the community[S]
thegeneralpublic:
公众，群众Unlike thepresentgovernment, webelieveinservingthe community.与现任政府不同，我们信奉服务大众。
internet & telecomsspecialized
onsocialmedia, agroupofpeoplewho havesimilarinterestsor whowanttoachievesomething together:
Letyourvoicebeheardon thisissue;joinourFacebookcommunity.
Myfamilyisawareof the way myvirtualcommunity hasinfiltratedourrealworld.
I have beenwatchingtheforumdevelopandgrowas anonlinecommunity forlibrarianstoexchangeideasabout usingtechnology.
- Herdeathis agrievouslossto thewholeof the community.
- Herideashaveattracteda lot ofattentionin thescientificcommunity.
- In thisschool, most of thechildrenare from theChinesecommunity.
- Thepoorestsectionsof the community have muchworsehealth.
- Thetragedyhasshockedthisclose-knitruralcommunity.
Groups of people
- alliance
- an
- anti-gang
- assemblage
- babyboomer
- bunch
- flock
- focus group
- foursome
- fraternity
- gaggle
- mafia
- silent majority
- sisterhood
- special interest group
- splinter group
- squad
- steering committee
- suspect
- trio
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Plants & animals - general words
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