collection

collection
noun

[mass noun]the action or process of collecting someone or something
聚集；积聚；集中；收取；领取
the collection and recycling of paper.
纸的集中再生。
tax collection.
收税。
she left the envelope in the office for collection.
她把这信封留在办公室里等人来拿。
■[count noun]a regular removal of mail for dispatch or of refuse for disposal
收邮件（以备发送）；收垃圾（以备处理）
■[count noun]an instance of collecting money in a church service or for a charitable cause
（举行宗教仪式时或为慈善事业的）募捐
■[count noun]a sum collected in this way
募集的钱
a group of things or people
一批（物）；一群（人）
a rambling collection of houses.
一片布局散乱无序的建筑群。
■an assembly of items such as works of art, pieces of writing, or natural objects, especially one systematically ordered
（一批）收藏品；（一批）搜集品
a record collection.
一批收藏的唱片。
■a book or recording containing various texts, poems, songs, etc
文集；诗集；歌曲集；录音文集；录音诗集；录音歌曲集
a collection of essays.
一部杂文集。
■a range of new clothes produced by a fashion house
一批展览的时装
a preview of their autumn collection.
他们的秋季时装展览会的一次预展。
(collections)(Brit.)college examinations held at the beginning or end of a term, especially at Oxford University
(英)（尤指牛津大学的）学院期初（或期末）考试

语源

late Middle English: via Old French from Latin collectio(n-), from colligere 'gather together' (see collect)

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