social

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¹ social /ˈsoʊʃəl/ adjective

¹ social

/ˈsoʊʃəl/

adjective

Learner's definition of SOCIAL

a : relating to or involving activities in which people spend time talking to each other or doing enjoyable things with each other交际的；社交的

She has poor/good social skills.她社交技能差/好。
The vacation resort held a lot of social events.度假胜地举办了许多社交活动。
She has a busy/hectic social life. [=she spends a lot of time doing things with her friends, going to parties, etc.]她的社交生活繁忙。
I joined the club to improve my social life.我参加了俱乐部，以改善我的社交生活。
He's a social drinker. [=he only drinks alcohol at parties and other social occasions]他只在应酬交际的时候喝酒。
social drinking社交性饮酒

b [more social; most social] : liking to be with and talk to people : happy to be with people好交际的；合群的；友善的

— opposite antisocial

: of or relating to people or society in general社会的

: tending to form relationships and live together in groups : not solitary群居的

always used before a noun : of, relating to, or based on rank in a particular society社会等级的

The established social order was challenged by the peasants' rebellion.现有的社会秩序受到农民起义的冲击。
Men and women are considered social equals in our culture.在我们的文化中，男人和女人社会地位平等。
Social classes are based on wealth and property.社会阶层是以财富和地产为基础的。
The family's social status is middle class.这个家庭的社会地位是中产阶级。

— socially

/ˈsoʊʃəli/ adverb

She's socially active in the community.她在社区里社交活动频繁。
I only know her socially.我对她的了解仅限于社交方面。
He only drinks socially. [=he only drinks alcohol at parties and other social events]他仅在应酬交际时喝酒。
socially unacceptable behavior不合乎社会规范的行为
socially disadvantaged families社会地位低下的家庭

² social /ˈsoʊʃəl/ noun

plural socials

² social

/ˈsoʊʃəl/

noun

plural socials

Learner's definition of SOCIAL

[count] : an informal social event for members of a group联谊会；联欢会

the social British, somewhat informal : social security