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| 1 | C a group of things 一批 |
| a vast/extensive collection a book borrowed from Jon’ s vast collection 从乔恩的大批书籍中借来的书 |
| | 1a | interesting or valuable objects that someone collects 收藏品 | | a stamp collection 一批收集的邮票 | | +of a collection of baseball caps 一批棒球帽收藏 | |
| | 1b | works of art that are kept together , for example in a museum （博物馆等的）艺术收藏品 | | The gallery houses one of the finest collections of impressionist art. 这家美术馆珍藏着印象派艺术最精美的作品。 | |
| | 1c | clothes or other products that become available at a particular time of year 时装；上市的产品 | | Dior will launch its spring collection next week. 迪奥将于下周推出它的春季时装。 | |
| | 1d | poems, stories, or other pieces of writing that are together in a book 诗集；故事集；文集 | | a collection of short stories 短篇故事集 | |
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| 2 | C/U the process of collecting things for a particular purpose , or an instance of this 收集；采集；收取 |
| the collection of household waste 生活垃圾的收集 |
| Your new glasses are awaiting collection. 你的新眼镜就等你去取了。 |
| +of the collection and analysis of information 信息的采集和分析 |
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| 3 | C/U the activity of collecting money for a particular purpose , or the money that is collected 募捐；募集的钱 |
| a house-to-house/door-to-door collection The house-to-house collection raised £255.41. 上门募捐活动共筹集了255.41英镑。 |
| | 3a | the activity of collecting money that people must pay 收款；收账 | | tax collection 收税 | |
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| 4 | C a group of people 一群（人） |
| +of a motley collection of protesters and student groups 一群混杂的抗议者和学生 |
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