group
noun uk/ɡruːp/ us/ɡruːp/
(SET)
A1 [ C ]组;群;批;簇
a number of people or things that are put together or considered as a unit
I'm meeting a group of friends for dinner tonight. 今晚我要与一帮朋友聚餐。
The car was parked near a small group of trees. 汽车停在一片小树林附近。
She showed me another group of pictures, this time of children playing. 她又给我看了另外一组照片，这次是孩子们玩耍的情景。
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- A small group of children waited outside the door.
- An unknown terrorist group has claimed responsibility for this morning's bomb attack.
- They work as a group - no one person is allowed to dominate.
- This group of chemicals is known to be harmful to people with asthma.
- The two groups of scientists are vying to get funding for their research projects.
(MUSIC)
A1 [ C, + sing/pl verb ]（尤指流行音乐）乐团，乐队，组合
a number of people who play music together, especially pop music
What's your favourite group? 你最喜欢的乐队是哪个？
a pop/rock group 流行／摇滚乐队
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- The group have just signed with a new record label.
- The group had a meteoric rise to fame in the 70s.
- The drums and double bass usually form the rhythm section of a jazz group.
- They enjoyed success on a scale unparalleled by any previous pop group.
- Tickets are selling well for the group's upcoming concert tour.
(BUSINESS)
[ C ]（商业）集团
a business that contains several different companies
United News Media, the national newspaper and television group 联合新闻媒体公司，一家全国性的报纸和电视集团
(SPORT)
[ C ]（足球比赛中的）小组赛
a number of football teams who play each other in a competition. The winners of the group move onto the next stage of the competion
The Danes were the surprise winners of their group. 丹麦队出人意料的从小组赛中胜出。
the group stages （足球比赛中的）小组赛阶段
the first part of a football competition in which teams are divided into groups and play only the other teams in their group. The winners of each group move onto the next stage of the competition
The team failed to progress beyond the group stages of Euro 2012.
group
verb [ I or T, + adv/prep ] uk/ɡruːp/ us/ɡruːp/
C1 （使）成群；（使）成组；（使）分类
to form a group or put people or things into a group
We all grouped together around the bride for a family photograph. 我们所有人都簇拥在新娘四周照了张全家福。
I grouped the children according to age. 我按年龄把孩子们分成小组。
The books were grouped by size. 这些书是根据开本大小分类的。