单词 | society |
释义 | societysocietiessocietysociety /səˈsaɪəti/ noun (plural societies)1[uncountable and countable] all the people who live in the same country and share the same laws and customs: They are valued members of society.bevaluemember 他们是受珍视的社会成员。important changes in the structure of societychange 社会结构的重要变化a modern industrial society现代工业社会2[countable] an organization or club with members who have similar interests: I joined the school film society.join我参加了学校的电影协会。THESAURUS organization3[uncountable] the rich fashionable people within a country: a society wedding上流社会的婚礼 ➔ building societyTHESAURUS: societyorganization a group of people, companies, or countries that has formed for a particular purpose: The United Nations and other organizations are trying to end the war.unitenationorganizationbetryan organization which represents the interests of small businessesrepresentinterestbusinessinstitution an organization that does educational, scientific, or financial work, especially one that is important and has existed for a long time: schools, colleges and other academic institutionsschoolcollegeinstitutionfinancial institutions such as banksinstitutionbankassociation an organization for people in a particular profession, sport etc, that represents its members – used especially in names: the College Basketball Associationthe National Association of Teachersteacherparty an organization of people with the same political aims: She belongs to the Labour Party.belongAll the main political parties supported the new law.partysupportclub/society an organization for people who share an interest, for example a sport: He is a member of the local golf club.beI joined the university drama society.joinunion an organization formed by workers to protect their rights: The unions are threatening strike action.unionbethreatencharity an organization that collects money to help people who are poor, sick etc and does not make a profit for itself: I think we should give the money to a charity.shall |
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