| 单词 | group calling |
| 释义 | group /groop/noun
To form into a group or groups intransitive verb
ORIGIN: Fr groupe, from Ital groppo a bunch, knot, from Gmc; cf Ger Kropf protuberance groupˈable adjective groupˈage noun The collection of objects or people into a group or groups groupˈer noun (historical) A member of the Oxford group groupˈie or groupˈy noun (slang) A (usu female) fan who follows pop groups, or other celebrities, wherever they appear, often in the hope of having sexual relations with them groupˈing noun (art) The act of disposing and arranging figures in a group groupˈist noun An adherent of a group (also adjective) groupˈlet noun (often derogatory) A small group, a clique or faction groupˈuscule /-əs-kūl/ noun (from Fr; often derogatory) A grouplet groupy see groupie above group calling noun (with operator-connected extensions) automatic rerouting of incoming telephone calls to other extensions in a predetermined order until the call has been taken groupˈ-captain noun A Royal Air Force officer of equivalent rank to a colonel or naval captain group discussion noun A meeting in which a group of people share their opinions on a particular subject (eg as a market research method, etc) group dynamics singular noun (psychology) The interaction of human behaviour within a small social group group insurance noun Insurance issued on a number of people under a single policy group marriage noun A hypothetical primitive relationship by which every man of a group is husband to every woman of a group group practice noun A medical practice in which several doctors work together as partners group selection noun A form of natural selection proposed to explain the evolution of behaviour which apparently is to the long-term good of a group or species, rather than to the immediate good of the individual group sex noun Sexual activity in which more than two people take part simultaneously group theory noun (mathematics) The investigation of the properties of groups group therapy noun Therapy in which a small group of people with the same psychological or physical problems discuss their difficulties under the chairmanship of eg a doctor groupˈthink noun A philosophy to which all members of an organization are expected to conform, and which stifles individual opinions group trading noun (business) The practice by a number of traders of joining up, eg to improve distribution, cut administration costs, etc groupˈware noun (comput sl) Software that supports group activity groupˈwork or group work noun Work, eg in a school or office, carried out by a number of people acting together Group of Five, Seven, Eight, Ten, etc (also G5, G7, G8, G10 or G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, etc) various groups of economically powerful countries, all including France, Britain, Germany, United States and Japan, which have met to discuss matters of mutual interest pop group see pop2 |
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