communities

英 [kəˈmjuːnɪtiz]

美 [kəmˈjunətiz]

n.  社区; 社会; 团体; 社团; 界; 共享; 共有
community的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-SING-COLL (同住一地的人所构成的)社区
  The communityis all the people who live in a particular area or place.
  1. He's well liked by people in the community...
     社区的人都非常喜欢他。
  2. 'The community are getting impatient,' said a representative of the Residents' Association...
     “社区居民开始不耐烦了，”居民协会的一位代表说。
  3. The growth of such vigilante gangs has worried community leaders, police and politicians.
     这类治安维持会成员组成的帮派的壮大让社区领袖、警察和政界人士十分担心。
• N-COUNT-COLL 群体;团体
  A particularcommunityis a group of people who are similar in some way.
  1. The police haven't really done anything for the black community in particular.
     警方并未真正特意为黑人群体做什么。
  2. ...the business community.
     商界
• N-UNCOUNT (不同人士、团体之间的)友谊，伙伴关系
  Communityis friendship between different people or groups, and a sense of having something in common.
  1. A supportive house for eight to ten older people, each with his or her own room, provides privacy and a sense of community...
     一幢扶助性住宅可供8至10位老人居住，每个人都有自己单独的房间，在这里，他们既能独处，又有社区归属感。
  2. Two of our greatest strengths are diversity and community.
     我们最大的两个优势是多样性和团体精神。

双语例句

• Black communities spoke up to defend the rights of all people of color.
  黑人群体大声疾呼，要求维护有色人种的权利。
• A great many American campuses and communities have organized special extracurricular activities for students from other countries.
  许多美国校园和社团都为来自其他国家的学生组织了特别的课外活动。
• Slowly Jewish communities were reconstituted and Jewish life began anew.
  渐渐地，犹太社区得到重建，犹太人的生活重新开始。
• His family tried to assimilate into the white and Hispanic communities
  他一家人试图融入白人和西班牙裔社区。
• Both communities have a tradition of keeping history alive.
  两个团体都有延续历史的传统。
• These communities are now turning to recycling in large numbers
  这些团体现在正转而致力于大规模的回收利用工作。
• In some communities there is a particular need to develop tolerance and improve race relations.
  某些社区亟需发扬宽容精神，改善种族关系。
• They banded together in their own small communities.
  他们在各自的小社区中抱成一团。
• They have begun dialogues to promote better understanding between both communities
  双方已经开始了对话，以增进两个社群间的彼此了解。
• The grasslands have a similar climate and plant communities to many grasslands in the developing world.
  这些草原与发展中国家的许多草原拥有类似的气候和植物群。