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collectives

/kəˈlɛktɪvz/ /ˈkɒlɛktɪvz/

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noun

集体农庄，合作农场

A farm owned by a collection of people

Examples :

"During the Soviet era, many individual farms were combined to form large agricultural collectives. "

在苏联时期，许多个体农场被合并成大型的农业集体农庄。

property agriculture economy organization business

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noun

集体农庄，集体农场

(especially in communist countries) one of more farms managed and owned, through the state, by the community

Examples :

"During the Soviet era, many small, private farms were combined into large collectives managed by the government. "

在苏联时期，许多小型私有农场被合并成由政府管理的庞大集体农庄。

government politics agriculture economy society history

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noun

集体名词

(grammar) a collective noun or name

Examples :

"In grammar class, we learned that words like "team" and "family" are collectives because they refer to groups of people. "

在语法课上，我们学到像“team”（团队）和“family”（家庭）这样的词是集体名词，因为它们指的是一群人。

grammar linguistics language

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noun

集体，群体。

(by extension) a group dedicated to a particular cause or interest

Examples :

"The environmental collectives at school organized a recycling drive. "

学校里的环保社团组织了一次回收活动。

group organization society