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单词 social
释义
social
(soʊʃəl )
Word forms: socials
1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B2
Social means relating to society or to the way society is organized.
...the worst effects of unemployment, low pay and other social problems.
...long-term social change.
...the acceptance that social conditions influenced crime.
...changing social attitudes.
...the tightly woven social fabric of small towns.
...research into housing and social policy.
Synonyms: communal, community, collective, group  
socially adverb [ADVERB adjective/-ed]
Let's face it–drinking is still viewed as a socially acceptable habit.
...one of the most socially deprived areas in Britain.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B2
Social means relating to the status or rank that someone has in society.
Higher education is unequally distributed across social classes.
The guests came from all social backgrounds.
Morisot and Degas moved in the same social circles.
...a prosperous upper-middle-class couple with social aspirations.
socially adverb [usually ADVERB adjective/-ed]
For socially ambitious couples this is a problem.
...socially disadvantaged children.
I felt there was a lot of pressure on me to achieve, both academically and socially.
3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B1+
Social means relating to leisure activities that involve meeting other people.
We ought to organize more social events.
Social activities might include walking tours of the Old Town.
Synonyms: sociable, friendly, companionable, neighbourly  
socially adverb [usually ADVERB with verb]
We have known each other socially for a long time.
The two groups rarely meet socially.
Socially I found him delightful.
4. countable noun
A social is a party, dance, or informal gathering that is organized for the members of a club or institution. [old-fashioned]
...church socials.
Synonyms: get-together [informal], party, gathering, function  
5. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Social animals live in groups and do things together.
These endangered gentle giants are highly social animals.
...social insects like bees and ants.
Synonyms: organized, gregarious, interactional  
Collocations:
social status
University degrees boosted earning power and social status.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Apparently, we prefer a cleanshaven man but accept that a beard ' adds gravitas and social status'.
The Sun (2012)
A former Conservative councillor who pretended to be a barrister to gain social status and well-paid jobs wept in court as she was spared jail.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Where this leaves them in terms of social status is a problem they find difficult to resolve.
Lee Harvey Critical Social Research (1990)
It's a grim fact of human nature that people flock to those with social status.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
social support
This can make it seem like a double blow because now your social support is also diminished.
Ingham, Christine Life Without Work (1994)
The most important aspect of social support at work is that it should provide a sense of belonging.
Atkinson, Jacqueline M Coping with Stress at Work (1988)
Preparation using proactive coping, systematic desensitization, problem and emotion focused coping, social support, and virtual reality explorations are recommended.
Nicholas J. Beutell, Marianne M. O'Hare, Joy A. Schneer, Jeffrey W. Alstete 2017, 'Coping with Fear of and Exposure to Terrorism among Expatriates', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
social theory
Critical social theory Anthropology and sociology have provided us with an explicit critique of Western culture or civilization.
de Haan, Willem The Politics of Redress - crime, punishment and penal abolition (1989)
What critical criminology needs is critical social theory and philosophy.
de Haan, Willem The Politics of Redress - crime, punishment and penal abolition (1989)
They formed a rather loose paradigm that influences the social theory of religion to this day.
Greeley, Andrew M. Sociology and Religion: A Collection of Readings (1995)
social unrest
Throughout the 1920s and 1930s unemployment never fell below 1 million, which caused immense social unrest.
Times, Sunday Times
His comments come amid fears of an upsurge in social unrest as the economic crisis bites deeper.
Times, Sunday Times
The first bandstands appeared in the 1860s, at a time when politicians feared social unrest.
Times, Sunday Times
Repeated strikes and social unrest have done little to help.
Times, Sunday Times
Youth unemployment (those aged 15-24) has already jumped to 39%, prompting growing fears of social unrest.
Times, Sunday Times
social upheaval
Portrait paintings from a time of massive social upheaval in Scotland.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Some commentators and politicians fear that social upheaval could push the military to intervene.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
And the result of all this machinery of warfare and social upheaval?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It has seen political and social upheaval.
The Sun (2014)
social value
The first stresses the social value of gossip as a way of sharing information about others.
Times, Sunday Times
Different governments have long recognised the social value of sport.
Times, Sunday Times
But, operating from their safe perch, journalists could tell themselves that if they produced something, it must have economic and social value.
The Times Literary Supplement
They are the souls of our towns, with a social value beyond the functional.
Times, Sunday Times
Build stuff that has a positive social value.
Times, Sunday Times
Translations:
Chinese: 社会的
Japanese: 社会の
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