collection
/kəˈlekʃən/noun
1
- mass noun the action or process of collecting someone or something聚集; 积聚; 集中; 收取; 领取：
the collection and recycling of paper
纸的集中再生
tax collection
税收
she left the envelope in the office for collection.
她把这信封留在办公室里等人来拿。
1.1
- count noun a regular removal of mail for dispatch or of refuse for disposal收邮件（以备发送）; 收垃圾（以备处理）。
1.2
- count noun an instance of collecting money in a church service or for a charitable cause（举行宗教仪式时或为慈善事业的）募捐。
1.3
- count noun a sum collected in this way募集的钱。
2
- a group of things or people一批（物）; 一群（人）：
a rambling collection of houses.
一片布局散乱无序的建筑群。
2.1
- an assembly of items such as works of art, pieces of writing, or natural objects, especially one systematically ordered（一批）收藏品; （一批）收集品：
a record collection.
一批收藏的唱片。
2.2
- a book or recording containing various texts, poems, songs, etc.文集; 诗集; 歌曲集; 录音文集; 录音诗集; 录音歌曲集：
a collection of essays.
一部杂文集。
2.3
- a range of new clothes produced by a fashion house一批展览的时装：
a preview of their autumn collection.
他们的秋季时装展览会的一次预展。
3
collections
Brit. college examinations held at the beginning or end of a term, especially at Oxford University〈英〉（尤指牛津大学的）学院期初（或期末）考试。
词源
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin collectio（n-）, from colligere 'gather together' （see COLLECT1）.