collection

n.收集，采集；征收；收藏品；募捐

noun

一批物品；一群人 group of objects/people

1. （常指同类的）收集物，收藏品
   a group of objects, often of the same sort, that have been collected
   1. a stamp/coin, etc. collection
      邮票、硬币等收藏品
   2. The painting comes from his private collection.
      这幅画来自他的私人收藏。
2. 一批物品；一群人
   a group of objects or people
   1. There was a collection of books and shoes on the floor.
      地板上有成堆的书和鞋。
   2. There is always a strange collection of runners in the London Marathon.
      每次总会有一批稀奇古怪的选手参加伦敦马拉松比赛。

取走；聚集 taking away/bringing together

3. 取走；拿走；聚集；聚积
   an act of taking sth away from a place; an act of bringing things together into one place
   1. refuse/garbage collection
      废物 / 垃圾的收运
   2. The last collection from this postbox is at 5.15.
      这邮筒最后一次收信的时间是5:15。
   3. Your suit will be ready for collection on Tuesday.
      你的西服可在星期二领取。
   4. The first stage in research is data collection.
      研究工作的第一步是收集资料。

诗歌；故事；音乐 poems/stories/music

4. 作品集
   a group of poems, stories or pieces of music published together as one book or disc
   1. a collection of stories by women writers
      女作家小说集

金钱 money

5. （为慈善机构或做礼拜时的）募捐，募集；募集的钱
   an act of collecting money to help a charity or during a church service; the money collected
   1. a house-to-house collection for Cancer Research
      为资助癌症研究挨门逐户进行的募捐
   2. The total collection last week amounted to £250.
      上周的募捐总额达250英镑。

新衣服 new clothes

6. （常为季节性推出的）系列时装（或家用品）
   a range of new clothes or items for the home that are designed, made and offered for sale, often for a particular season
   1. Armani's stunning new autumn collection
      款式新颖靓丽的阿玛尼秋装系列

名词复数形式:collections

1. Chris likes music and has a large collection of albums and cassettes.
   克里斯喜欢音乐，收集了大量的唱片和磁带。
2. Robert's collection of prints and paintings has been bought over the years
   这些年来，罗伯特逐渐收藏了一批版画和绘画作品。
3. The Art Gallery of Ontario has the world's largest collection of sculptures by Henry Moore
   安大略美术馆是世界上收藏亨利·摩尔雕塑作品最多的美术馆。
4. He made the mistake of leaving his valuable record collection with a former girlfriend.
   他犯了一个错误，把自己收藏的一批珍贵唱片留在了以前的一个女友那里。
5. Two years ago he published a collection of short stories called 'Facing The Music'
   两年前，他出版了短篇小说集《勇敢面对》。
6. The Brookings Institution has assembled a collection of essays from foreign affairs experts.
   布鲁金斯研究所将一批外交专家撰写的文章结集出版。
7. Wye Lea is a collection of farm buildings that have been converted into an attractive complex.
   “怀河草地”是一处由农舍改造而成的赏心悦目的建筑群。
8. Money can be sent to any one of 22,000 agents worldwide for collection.
   可以把钱汇给分布在世界各地的22,000名筹款代理人中的任何一位。
9. I asked my headmaster if he could arrange a collection for a refugee charity.
   我问校长他是否能为救济难民的慈善机构组织一次募捐。
10. His priceless collection of Chinese art and artefacts was garnered over three decades.
    他那批价值连城的中国艺术品和手工艺品是花了30多年才收集起来的。
11. Beneath this, on the mantelshelf, is displayed a collection of seventeenth-century tulip vases.
    下面的壁炉架上陈列的是一批17世纪的郁金香花瓶。
12. Mix and match your tableware and textiles from the new Design House collection.
    把你从“设计公司”新系列中挑选来的餐具和桌布搭配好。
13. I had the oversight of their collection of books and manuscripts
    我负责照管他们收藏的书籍和手稿。
14. He parted with much of his collection to pay his gardening bills.
    他卖掉了大部分藏品来付园艺费。
15. In 1978 he launched his first major ready-to-wear collection for the Austin Reed stores.
    在1978年他为奥斯汀·里德时装店推出了他的第一个高级成衣系列。
16. In his latest collection of poems readers are confronted with a series of reflections on death.
    在他最新的诗集里，读者能够读到他对死亡的一系列感想。
17. He published a collection of short stories.
    他出了本短篇小说集。
18. Two years ago, he signed over his art collection to the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art
    两年前，他正式签字将他的艺术收藏品转让给了纽约大都会艺术博物馆。
19. The collection includes all the band's British and American hit singles.
    专辑中收录了该乐队在英国和美国的所有热门单曲。
20. The collection has been in storage for decades.
    这些收藏品已保管了几十年。
21. Usenet is a collection of discussion groups, known as newsgroups, to which anybody can subscribe.
    全球新闻网络是由多个被称为新闻组的讨论组组成，任何人都可以注册加入。
22. Jordan's own-label collection of sweatshirts, T-shirts and caps will be available this Christmas.
    乔丹自有品牌的运动衫、T恤衫和帽子系列将于今年圣诞节上市。
23. If you keep on collection, in time you'll have a wealth of data.
    只要你注意搜集，久而久之，资料就丰富了。
24. They have compiled a collection of Elementary Readings on the Natural Scieces to help young people in their studies.
    为了便于青少年学习，他们编了一套《自然科学小丛书》。
25. I need one more stamp before my collection is completed.
    再有一张邮票，我这套集邮就完备了。
26. He presented his whole collection of books to the library.
    他把全部藏书捐献给图书馆。
27. What time's the next collection of letters?
    下一次收信时间是几点钟？
28. He has a fine collection of stamps.
    他收集了一些精美的邮票。
29. This collection is made up of three parts: poems, essays and short stories.
    这本集子是由诗、散文和短篇小说三部分组合而成的。