society
- n.社会(共同遵守一定的习俗、法律等的特定群体);协会;学会;社团;上流社会;相伴
复数： societies
soci 同伴,结交,联合 + -ety 状态,性质
societynoun
社会（以群体形式生活在一起的人的总称）
people in general, living together in communities
policies that will benefit society as a whole
将有利于整个社会的政策
Racism exists at all levels of society.
种族主义存在于社会各阶层。
They carried out research into the roles of men and women in today's society.
他们就男人和女人在当今社会中所扮演的角色展开研究。
社会（共同遵守一定的习俗、法律等的特定群体）
a particular community of people who share the same customs, laws, etc.
modern industrial societies
现代工业社会
demand created by a consumer society
消费型社会所产生的需求
Can Britain ever be a classless society?
英国能否有朝一日成为一个无阶级社会？
They were discussing the problems of Western society.
当时他们正在讨论西方社会的问题。
社团；协会；学会
a group of people who join together for a particular purpose
a member of the drama society
剧社成员
the American Society of Newspaper Editors
美国报纸主编协会
上流社会
the group of people in a country who are fashionable, rich and powerful
Their daughter married into high society .
他们的女儿嫁到了上层人家。
a society wedding
上层社会的婚礼
相伴；交往
the state of being with other people
He was a solitary man who avoided the society of others.
他是个孤僻的人，不愿和人交往。
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N-UNCOUNT 社会(视作一个有组织的大群体)
Society is people in general, thought of as a large organized group.This reflects attitudes and values prevailing in society...
这反映了社会上盛行的态度和价值观。
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N-VAR 社会(指居住在某个国家或地区的人民、其组织及其生活方式)
A society is the people who live in a country or region, their organizations, and their way of life.We live in a capitalist society.
我们生活在一个资本主义社会里。
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N-COUNT 协会;社团
A society is an organization for people who have the same interest or aim....the North of England Horticultural Society.
北英格兰园艺协会
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N-UNCOUNT 上流社会;社交界
Society is the rich, fashionable people in a particular place who meet on social occasions.The couple quickly became a fixture of society pages.
夫妇俩很快便成为了报纸社交版上的常驻人物。
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See also:building society
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- an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
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- a formal association of people with similar interests
- he joined a golf club
- they formed a small lunch society
- men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today
- Synonym: club social club guild gild lodge order
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- the fashionable elite
- Synonym: high society beau monde smart set bon ton
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- the state of being with someone
- he missed their company
- he enjoyed the society of his friends
- Synonym: company companionship fellowship
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The need to communicate is a key characteristic of human society .
需要交流是人类社会最重要的一个特征。
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They were discussing the problems of Western society .
当时他们正在讨论西方社会的问题。
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The police play a vital role in our society .
警察在我们的社会中起着极其重要的作用。
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Our society is in a state of flux .
我们的社会在不断演变。
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Many young people no longer feel they have a stake in society .
很多年轻人不再觉得他们与社会休戚相关。
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We aim to help the less able in society to lead an independent life .
我们的宗旨是帮助社会上能力较弱的人独立生活。
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The party tries to appeal to all classes of society .
这个政党尽力吸引社会各阶层人士。
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The increase in crime is a sad reflection on our society today .
犯罪的增加令人遗憾地反映了当今社会不太好的一面。
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We aim to improve opportunities for the less advantaged in society .
我们的宗旨是为社会地位比较低下的人增加机会。
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This century wrought major changes in our society .
本世纪给我们的社会带来了重大变革。
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They carried out research into the roles of men and women in today 's society .
他们就男人和女人在当今社会中所扮演的角色展开研究。
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Consumption rather than saving has become the central feature of contemporary societies .
现代社会的主要特征是消费而不是储蓄。
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Our society accords the family great importance .
我们的社会赋予家庭以十分重要的地位。
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Society does not know how to deal with hardened criminals .
社会不知道怎样处置惯犯。
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Such living conditions are a reproach to our society .
这样的生活条件是我们这个社会的耻辱。
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The local dramatic society is doing ' Hamlet ' next month .
地方戏剧社准备下月演出《哈姆雷特》。
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Greed is a disease of modern society .
贪婪是现代社会的恶疾。
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This is a trend which threatens the very fabric of society .
这是威胁社会基本结构的趋势。
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They envision an equal society , free from poverty and disease .
他们向往一个没有贫穷和疾病的平等社会。
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They envision an equal society , free of poverty and disease .
他们向往一个没有贫穷和疾病的平等社会。
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These attitudes are deeply embedded in our society .
这些看法在我们这个社会中根深蒂固。
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Drugs pose a major threat to our society .
毒品成为对社会的一大威胁。
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The society admits all US citizens over 21 .
凡21岁以上的美国公民均可加入该社团。
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The new law appears to penalize the poorest members of society .
新法规似乎不利于社会中的最贫困者。
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Society is knit together by certain commonly held beliefs .
社会是靠某些共同的信念来维系的。
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The number of homeless people is a telling comment on the state of society .
无家可归者的数量是社会状况的生动写照。
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The society was set up to preserve endangered species from extinction .
成立这个协会是为了保护濒危物种不致灭绝。
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He joined the society for political ends .
他为了政治目的加入了这个协会。
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Students finishing their education at 16 is the very antithesis of what society needs .
16岁停止学业的学生并非社会所需要。
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We live in a sick society .
我们生活在一个病态的社会里。
指具有共同志趣、目的等的团体，尤用于组织名称中。
the community film society
社区电影协会
the Red Cross Society of China
中国红十字会
She often subscribes to an animal protection society.
她经常捐款给一个动物保护协会。
She wanted to join the university art society.
她想加入大学艺术协会。
指由具有共同目的、政治信念等的人或国家组成的联盟；也指体育运动队为决出冠军而互相比赛的联合会。
He goes to an Ivy League school.
他在一所常春藤联盟学校上学。
He made his basketball league debut yesterday.
他昨天首次出战篮球联赛。
多指工会，也常用于协会、联合会、俱乐部等的名称中。
the Golf Union
高尔夫球协会
the Students' Union
学生会
They decided to organize the truckers into a union.
他们决定在卡车司机中组建工会。
A compromise may break the deadlock between the union and the management.
妥协也许能打破工会和资方之间的僵局。