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

• And we will do so in partnership with Muslim communities which are also threatened.
  而且我们将和也遭受威胁的穆斯林共同体一起这么做。
• The matchmaker has been an important member of Jewish communities for centuries
  数世纪以来，媒人一直在犹太人社区扮演着重要角色。
• The two communities are learning how to resolve their differences.
  这两个社群正在学着如何解决彼此之间的分歧。
• 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。
• We're trying to break down barriers between young people from both communities.
  我们正试图消除两个不同社区的年轻人之间的隔阂。
• The two communities are now on a collision course
  这两个社区之间现在有可能会发生冲突。
• Detectives have run into a conspiracy of silence in the tight-knit communities of the peninsula.
  侦探们犯了难，半岛上各个群体抱成一团，达成了保持缄默的密约。
• 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。
• 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。
• The party aims to attract votes from the business and professional communities, which want a faster pace of political reform
  该党的目标是吸引商界和专业社群的选票，因为这两个群体都希望加快政治改革的步伐。