adj 集体(合)的，共同的(of，by or relating to a group or society as a whole)：The crowd gave a～cheer.人群齐声欢呼。～action/wisdom/ownership/leadership/farms/dormitories/guilt集体行动/智慧/所有制/领导/农场/宿舍/犯罪;～efforts/security/mistakes/opinions/wishes/responsibility/accom-plishments共同努力/安全/错误/意见/愿望/责任/成就;～bargaining劳资双方的谈判;～nouns集合名词;

← col′lect v;

→ col′lectively adv 集体(共同)地;col′lectivism n 集体主义;col′lectivist n 集体主义者;col′lectivize，-ise v 集体化;col͵lectivi′zation，-′sa- n 集体化;

n(1)集(团)体(group of people considered as a whole)[C]：We have stored grain for the～.我们为集体储备了粮食。

(2)集体企业(农场)(farm or organization owned and run by the people who work in it)[C]：They have～s in their country.他们国家有集体农场。a workers'～工人集体所有企业;

(3)集合名词(noun that stands for a group of people or things as a whole)[C](=collective noun)：Clergy is a～(noun)，meaning all churchmen. Clergy(神职人员)这个词是集合名词，指所有的牧师或教士。