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| 1 | a small number of people who are together in the same placecan be followed by a singular or plural verb 群，组（后可接动词的单数或复数形式） |
| +of There was a group of girls following him. 一群女孩跟在他后面。 |
| A group of her friends were waiting for her inside. 她的一群朋友在里面等着她。 |
| | 1a | a small number of things, especially things that are not physical objects 少量，组，几个（尤指抽象事物） | | a group of words that make up a phrase 组成短语的几个词 | |
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| 2 | a set of people who meet or do something together because they share the same purpose or ideascan be followed by a singular or plural verb （有共同目标或理念的）组织，集体，团体（后可接动词的单数或复数形式） |
| The attack was carried out by a rebel group. 这次袭击是一个叛乱组织干的。 |
| member of a group She was a member of a right-wing political group. 她是一个右翼政治团体的成员。 |
| the leader of a group He became the leader of a paramilitary group. 他成了一个准军事性组织的领导人。 |
| join a group Why don’ t you join the local drama group? 你为什么不参加当地的戏剧小组？ |
| form a group He eventually formed a religious group, the Church of Nagriamel. 最后他建立了一个宗教团体，纳格瑞阿迈会。 |
| | 2a | done or made by a group 集体的；集体完成的；集体制作的 | | He didn’ t join in any of the group activities. 他没有参加任何集体活动。 | | Being involved in a group decision can increase an individual’ s motivation. 参与集体决策可以提高个人的工作积极性。 | |
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| 3 | a set of people , animals, or things that are considered together because they are similar in some waycan be followed by a singular or plural verb （人、动物或事物的）类，类别，层次（后可接动词的单数或复数形式） |
| people from different ethnic and minority groups 属于不同少数族裔的人 |
| Firms should employ more people in the over-55 age group. 公司应雇用更多年龄超过55岁的人。 |
| belong to a group Killer whales belong to the group known as ‘toothed whales’ . 虎鲸是齿鲸的一种。 |
| +of There are worries about the safety of this group of chemicals. 人们担忧这类化学品的安全性。 |
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| 4 | one of the sets that a large number of people or things is divided intocan be followed by a singular or plural verb 组（后可接动词的单数或复数形式） |
| We’ ll be put in the novice group. 我们将被分到初学者这一组。 |
| All the test subjects in Group B were given the new drug. 这种新药发给了B组所有的测试对象。 |
| Students can work individually, in pairs, or in groups. 学生们可以单独、成对或分组工作。 |
| groups of three/four/ten etc Can you get yourselves into groups of four, please? 请你们自己分成四人一组好吗？ |
| split/divide sb into groups The boys were split into four groups. 男孩们被分成4组。 |
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| 5 | a small number of musicians or singers who perform together regularlycan be followed by a singular or plural verb 乐队，乐团（后可接动词的单数或复数形式） |
| members of a pop group 流行乐队的成员 |
| an all-female group 一个全部由女子组成的乐队 |
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| 6 | business an organization that consists of several companies or other institutionscan be followed by a singular or plural verb 集团（后可接动词的单数或复数形式） |
| The company is part of the Target group. 该公司是目标集团的一部分。 |
| The Mirror Group already owned a satellite TV channel. 镜报集团已经拥有了一个卫星电视频道。 |
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