n (1)群，组，批，簇(number (of people，things，etc) that is/are together in some way or has/have a connection of some kind)[C，Gp]：a～of people/tall trees/chemicals 一群人/高大的树丛/一批化学品;a small/large～of congressmen 一小/大群国会议员;The statue will be a～of three figures. 这座塑像将是一组三人群像。blood～A A型血型;The discussion～is/are meeting here. 这个讨论小组在这儿开会。a drama/family/grain/language～观剧小组/家庭成员组/谷物群/语言群体;an age/action～ 年龄组/行动小组;stand in/split into～s 三五成群分散站着/分成几个小组;a～discussion/leader/activity 小组讨论/领导/活动;～behaviour 群体行为;～captain(英)空军上校;～practice 医生合伙开业;～therapy 集体(心理)治疗;〖反〗 individual;

(2)(联营)集团(set of jointly-controlled enterprises)[C，Gp]：a newspaper～报业集团;the Longman G～of Companies 朗文集团公司;

(3)小型流行音乐合唱(音乐演奏)团(group of people who play or sing pop music together)[C，Gp]：a jazz/pop/folk/theatre～爵士乐队/流行歌曲合唱团/民间歌曲合唱团/剧院乐队;the British/best-known～英国/最著名的乐队;

→′groupie n 流行歌手迷;追星族;

v聚集(form into one or more groups)[I，I+prep (round)，I+adv (together)，T+n，T+n+prep (round)，T+n+adv (together)]：police(children)～(themselves)round the demonstrators/piano 警察(孩子们)围聚在示威者/钢琴周围;(pupils)be～ed according to one's ability in French(学生们)根据其在法语方面的能力分组;(languages) be～ed in accordance with its genealogical relation(语言)根据其渊源分成语系;(occupation) be～ed into separate categories(职业)分成独立的几个类别;～roses/related ideas together 把玫瑰花/相关的想法结合在一起;(books/objects) be～ed together (书/物品)被堆在一起