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单词 collection
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
col•lec•tion /kəˈlɛkʃən/USA pronunciation  n. 
  1. a group of objects, etc., gathered together:[countable]a collection of old records.
  2. the act of collecting: [uncountable]Garbage collection is on Fridays.[countable]Collections are suspended on holidays.
  3. [countable]
    • an activity intended to raise money, such as for some charitable cause:We organized a collection for the homeless.
    • the money obtained in such an activity:We took in a collection of $1,000 for new books.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
col•lec•tion  (kə lekshən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the act of collecting.
  2. something that is collected;
    a group of objects or an amount of material accumulated in one location, esp. for some purpose or as a result of some process:a stamp collection;a collection of unclaimed hats in the checkroom;a collection of books on Churchill.
  3. Fine Artthe works of art constituting the holdings of an art museum:a history of the museum and of the collection.
  4. Fine Artthe gathered or exhibited works of a single painter, sculptor, etc.:an excellent Picasso collection.
  5. Fine Art collections, the various holdings of an art museum organized by category, as painting, sculpture, works on paper, photography, or film:the director of the collections.
  6. Fine Art, Clothingthe clothes or other items produced by a designer, esp. for a seasonal line:the spring collection.
  7. Businessa sum of money collected, esp. for charity or church use.
  8. Sport[Manège.]act of bringing or coming into a collected attitude.
  • Latin collēctiōn- (stem of collēctiō), equivalent. to collēct(us) (past participle of colligere; see collect1) + -iōn- -ion
  • Anglo-French)
  • Middle English colleccioun (1350–1400
col•lection•al, adj. 
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged accumulation, aggregation, mass, heap, pile, hoard, store.
    • 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged contribution(s), alms.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
collection /kəˈlɛkʃən/ n
  1. the act or process of collecting
  2. a number of things collected or assembled together
  3. something gathered into a mass or pile; accumulation: a collection of rubbish
  4. a sum of money collected or solicited, as in church
  5. removal, esp regular removal of letters from a postbox
  6. (often plural) (at Oxford University) a college examination or an oral report by a tutor
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