group

名词 group:

1. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
   同义词：grouping
2. (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
   同义词：radical, chemical group
3. a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse
   同义词：mathematical group

动词 group:

1. arrange into a group or groups
2. form a group or group together
   同义词：aggroup

1. That group harmonizes well.
   那一组用和声演唱得很出色。
2. The company formerly belonged to an international banking group.
   该公司以前隶属於一个国际银行集团。
3. In a system of collective bargaining, the workers as a group negotiate with the managers of the company.
   在劳资集体谈判制度下，工人作为一个团体同公司经理进行谈判。
4. English belongs to the Germanic group of languages.
   英语属于日尔曼语系。
5. We can group animals into many types.
   我们可以把动物分成很多种类。
6. He showed me a photo of a family group.
   他给我看一张合家欢的照片。

group

n.Abbr. gr.（名词）缩写 gr.
An assemblage of persons or objects gathered or located together; an aggregation:
群，簇：聚集或座落在一起的一群人或物体；集合：
例句：
a group of dinner guests; a group of buildings near the road.
一群赴宴的客人；路边的楼群

Two or more figures that make up a unit or design, as in sculpture.
群像：构成一个完整单元或设计的两个或两个以上塑像，如在雕塑中
A number of individuals or things considered together because of similarities:
组，团体：由于相同点而被归为一类的一些个人或物体：
例句：
a small group of supporters across the country.
国内一小群支持者

Linguistics A category of related languages that is less inclusive than a family.
【语言学】 语群：相关语言的一个分类，范围小于语族

A military unit consisting of two or more battalions and a headquarters.
（美国陆军的）群：包括两个或两个以上的团和一个司令部的军事单位
A unit of two or more squadrons in the U.S. Air Force, smaller than a wing.
空军大队：美国空军中的编制，由两个或两个以上的中队组成，小于飞行联队
A class or collection of related objects or entities, as:
一组相关的物体或实体，如：
Two or more atoms behaving or regarded as behaving as a single chemical unit.
原子团：两个或两个以上原子做为单一的化学单位运动
A column in the periodic table of the elements.
属，族：元素周期表上的一栏
A stratigraphic unit, especially a unit consisting of two or more formations deposited during a single geologic era.
地层学单位：地层学中的一个单位，尤指包括在同一地质时期沉积的两个或两个以上地层的单位
Mathematics A set with an associative binary operation under which the set is closed, which contains an identity element and an inverse for every element in the set.
【数学】 群：二元结合运算为闭合的数学集合，具有单位元素。集合中每一元素都有逆元素
adj.（形容词）
Of, relating to, constituting, or being a member of a group:
群的，集体的：关于或组成一群的，为群体中一员的：
例句：
a group discussion; a group effort.
分组讨论；集体努力

v.（动词）
grouped,group.ing,groups
v.tr.（及物动词）
To place or arrange in a group:
分组：放置或安排在一组中：
例句：
grouped the children according to height.
根据身高给孩子们分组

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To belong to or form a group:
聚集：属于或形成一组：
例句：
The soldiers began to group on the hillside.
士兵们开始在山腰聚集

来源：
French groupe
法语 groupe
from Italian gruppo
源自 意大利语 gruppo
[probably of Germanic origin]
[可能源自德语]

Group as a collective noun can be followed by a singular or plural verb. It takes a singular verb when the persons or things that make up the group are considered collectively:
Group 做为一个集合名词后面跟单数或复数动词均可。 当组成该群体的人或物体被看做一个集合时，后面跟动词单数：
例句：
The dance group is ready for rehearsal.
舞群准备排练。

Grouptakes a plural verb when the persons or things that constitute it are considered individually:
当组成该群的人或物体被单独看待，那么Group后面跟动词复数：
例句：
The group were divided in their sympathies. See Usage Note at collective noun
在他们的体谅下对其进行了分组. 参见 collective noun