[noncount]:people in general thought of as living together in organized communities with shared laws, traditions, and values社会
Poverty hurts society as a whole.贫困给全社会带来危害。
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:the people of a particular country, area, time, etc., thought of especially as an organized community社群(某国家、地区、时期等的群体组织)
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ancient/modern societies古代/现代社群
Christian/consumer societies基督徒/消费者群体
We need to do more to help the poorer members of our society.我们需要做更多事来帮助我们社会的贫困人员。
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the values of Western/American society西方社会/美国社会的价值观
wealthy/poor members of society社会上的富人/穷人
These problems affect only a small segment of society. [=only a small number of people]这些问题仅仅影响社会的小众人群。
That kind of behavior isn't allowed in polite society. [=among people of the middle and upper classes who speak and behave in a polite way]在中上层社会,那种行为是不容许的。
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[noncount]:people who are fashionable and wealthy上流社会
She was introduced to society at a formal reception.她在一次正式的招待会上被介绍进入上流社会。
The club's members are drawn from the ranks of high society.这个俱乐部的成员来自上流社会。
— often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
society ladies/fashions/parties上流社会女士/风尚/聚会
the newspaper's society page报纸的社会名流版面
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[count]:a group of people who work together or regularly meet because of common interests, beliefs, or activities社团;协会
a literary/musical society文学/音乐社
historical societies历史协会
The American Cancer Society美国癌症协会
The Society of Newspaper Editors美国报业编辑协会
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[noncount]formal:the state of being with other people交往;交际
He avoided the society [=company] of other writers.他避而不与其他作家来往。
: companionship or association with one's fellows : friendly or intimate intercourse : company
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: a voluntary association of individuals for common ends
especially: an organized group working together or periodically meeting because of common interests, beliefs, or profession
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: an enduring and cooperating social group whose members have developed organized patterns of relationships through interaction with one another
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: a community, nation, or broad grouping of people having common traditions, institutions, and collective activities and interests
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: a part of a community that is a unit distinguishable by particular aims or standards of living or conduct : a social circle or a group of social circles having a clearly marked identity
literary society
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: a part of the community that sets itself apart as a leisure class and that regards itself as the arbiter of fashion and manners
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: a natural group of plants usually of a single species or habit within an association
b
: the progeny of a pair of insects when constituting a social unit (such as a hive of bees)
broadly: an interdependent system of organisms or biological units
Noun Poverty hurts society as a whole. We need to do more to help the poorer members of our society. the values of Western society She was introduced to society at a formal reception. The club's members are drawn from the ranks of high society.
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Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle French societé, from Latin societat-, societas, from socius companion — more at social
1people who have shared customs and laws群體ADJECTIVE | VERB + SOCIETY | SOCIETY + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤larger, wider更廣闊的社會◇the position of women within the family and the wider society婦女在家庭以及更廣闊的社會中的地位➤entire, whole整個社會◇An entire society has been corrupted.整個社會都墮落了。➤contemporary, modern當代/現代社會▸➤traditional傳統社會➤mainstream主流社會◇a place for people excluded from mainstream society不被主流社會接納的人的場所➤new新社會◇He wanted to create a new society.他想要創建一個新社會。➤advanced發達社會◇the role of women in an advanced industrial society發達工業社會中婦女的角色➤primitive原始社會➤complex複雜社會▸➤egalitarian, free, just, liberal, open平等的/自由的/公平的/開明的/開放的社會▸➤closed封閉的社會▸➤civilized, good, humane文明的/美好的/人道的社會◇a vision of the good society美好社會的願景➤affluent富裕社會◇the consumerist values of the affluent society富裕社會的消費主義價值觀➤consumer, consumerist消費社會▸➤disposable, throwaway (especially BrE) 充斥着一次性用品的社會◇Our disposable society must be encouraged to recycle.我們這個一次性用品充斥的社會必須鼓勵循環再生。➤permissive開放寬容的社會▸➤diverse, multicultural, multiracial, pluralistic多元化社會;多元文化社會;多種族社會◇the celebration of a culturally diverse society對多元文化社會的頌揚➤divided, stratified分化的/等級化的社會◇Years of high unemployment have left society deeply divided.多年的高失業率已使社會嚴重分化。➤civil公民社會◇the relationship between the state and civil society國家與民權社會的關係➤secular世俗社會▸➤human人類社會◇a theory on the basis of human society關於人類社會基礎的理論➤class階級社會▸➤classless無階級社會▸➤tribal部落社會▸➤matriarchal, patriarchal母系/父系氏族社會➤male-dominated男權社會▸➤bourgeois資產階級社會➤high上層社會◇She was marrying into Rio's high society.她要嫁入里約的上層社會。➤capitalist, democratic, feudal, political, socialist, etc.資本主義、民主、封建、政治、社會主義等社會▸➤industrial, post-industrial, pre-industrial工業/後工業/前工業社會◇governments in the advanced industrial societies發達工業社會的政府➤agricultural, information, scientific, technological農業/信息/科學/科技社會◇the global information society全球信息社會➤Islamic, Muslim, Western, etc.伊斯蘭、穆斯林、西方等社會▸➤rural, urban, village (BrE) 鄉村/城市/村落社會➤global全球社會▸➤decent, polite上流社會◇Such language would not be used in polite society.這樣的語言不會在上流社會中使用。VERB + SOCIETY➤build, create建立/創建社會◇the struggle to build a just society為建立公正社會進行的鬥爭➤change, shape, transform改變/形成/轉變社會➤become成為社會◇the path to becoming a secular society成為世俗社會的途徑➤permeate, pervade遍及社會◇the greed that pervades modern society現代社會中普遍存在的貪婪➤dominate控制社會▸➤fit into融入社會◇Prisoners often have problems fitting into society on their release.囚犯獲釋後常常難以融入社會。➤live in在⋯社會中生活◇We live in a society dominated by men.我們生活在男權社會中。➤polarize使社會兩極分化SOCIETY + VERB➤be based on sth社會建立在⋯基礎上◇a society based on social justice以社會正義為基礎的社會➤become社會成為◇US society is becoming more unequal.美國社會正變得越來越不平等。PREPOSITION➤in (a) society, within (a) society在⋯社會中◇the role of television in modern Western society電視在現代西方社會中的作用PHRASES➤a cross-section of society社會橫斷面◇The clinic deals with a wide cross-section of society.診所診治社會上各種各樣的人。➤the fabric of society社會結構◇The civil war tore apart the fabric of society.內戰摧毀了社會結構。➤the higher echelons of society, the top echelons of society社會上層◇Officers were drawn largely from the top echelons of society.官員大都來自社會上層。➤a level of society, a rank of society, a stratum of society社會階層◇Child cruelty exists at all levels of society.虐待兒童的現象在社會各階層都存在。➤a member of society社會成員◇welfare reforms to protect the most vulnerable members of society保護社會最弱勢成員的福利改革➤an outcast from society, an outcast of society社會棄兒◇She devoted herself to helping the outcasts of society.她致力於幫助那些被社會拋棄的人。➤a pillar of society社會支柱◇He considered himself to be a pillar of society.他把自己看作是社會的棟梁。◇One of the pillars of society must be that everyone has access to the legal system.支撑社會正常運行的因素之一是每個人都有訴諸法律的途徑。➤your place in society, your rank in society社會地位◇A person's job is one of the factors that determines their place in society.一個人的工作是決定其社會地位的因素之一。➤a contributing member of society, a productive member of society對社會有貢獻的人;對社會有用的人◇We help offenders to become productive members of society.我們幫助違法者成為對社會有用的人。➤the rest of society社會其他部份◇He felt isolated from the rest of society.他感到自己與社會脫節了。➤a section of society, a sector of society, a segment of society社會的一個階層;社會的一部份◇Every section of society must have access to education.社會各階層都應有受教育的機會。➤society as a whole整個社會◇The research examines minorities and their relation to society as a whole.這項研究審視少數族裔及其與整個社會的關係。➤society at large社會整體◇Health standards have risen in society at large.社會整體的健康水平已經提高。➤society in general整個社會◇the benefits for society in general對整個社會的益處➤the structure of society社會結構◇the class structure of our society我們社會的階級結構society
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2organization formed for a particular purpose組織ADJECTIVE | VERB + SOCIETY | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤debating, drama, dramatic, historical, horticultural, music, musical, religious, etc.辯論社、戲劇社、歷史學會、園藝協會、音樂協會、宗教團體等◇a member of an amateur dramatic society業餘戲劇社社員➤medical, professional, scientific, etc.醫學會、專業協會、科學協會等◇He is a member of numerous professional societies.他是眾多專業協會的成員。➤local地方協會◇a local historical society地方性歷史學會➤secret秘密社團VERB + SOCIETY➤belong to屬於⋯團體◇She belongs to the historical society.她是歷史學會的成員。➤become a member of, join成為團體的一員;加入社團▸➤create, establish, form, found, set up, start創建團體;成立社團PREPOSITION➤in a/the society在社團中◇She was active in the Society for Women's Suffrage.她在爭取婦女選舉權協會中活動非常積極。➤society for為⋯組建的協會◇a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals防止虐待動物協會➤society of⋯組成的協會◇the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders汽車製造商及銷售商協會➡ note at organization