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 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++club1 /klʌb/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable]  1  FOR AN ACTIVITY/SPORTfor an activity or sport 活动或体育的 a) [also + plural verb British English] an organization for people who share a particular interest or enjoy similar activities, or a group of people who meet together to do something they are interested in 俱乐部rugby/golf/squash etc club Our chess club really needs new members. 我们的国际象棋俱乐部很需要有新会员的加入。club for a club for unemployed young people 失业青年俱乐部 It costs £15 to join the club. 参加这个俱乐部要交15英镑。 She belongs to a local health club. 她参加了当地的一家健身俱乐部。 b) the building or place where the members of a particular club meet or play sport 俱乐部〔指俱乐部建筑或所在地〕，会所 We could have dinner at the golf club. 我们可以在高尔夫球俱乐部里用晚餐。► see thesaurus at organization → country club, fan club, youth club2  professional sport 职业体育运动 [also + plural verb British English] especially British English a professional organization including the players, managers, and owners of a sports team 〔职业体育的〕俱乐部 Manchester United Football Club 曼联（队）足球俱乐部n GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?• In meanings 1 and 2, club is usually followed by a singular verb: The club meets on Mondays after school.• In British English, you can also use a plural verb: The club meet on Mondays after school.3  for dancing/music 舞蹈/音乐的 a place where people go to dance, listen to music, and meet socially 俱乐部；夜总会 a jazz club 爵士乐俱乐部 Shall we go to a club? 我们去夜总会怎样？ I’m not into the club scene at all. 我对夜总会场景一点都不感兴趣。4  traditional men’s club 传统的男子俱乐部 especially British English a) an organization, traditionally for men only, which provides a comfortable place for its members to relax, eat, or stay the night 男子俱乐部 I always stay at my London club. 我总是待在伦敦的男子俱乐部里。 b) the building where this organization is based 男子俱乐部会所5. book/record/wine etc club ORGANIZATIONan organization which people join to buy books, records, wine etc cheaply 图书/唱片/葡萄酒等俱乐部〔其会员可以低价购买书籍、唱片、葡萄酒等〕6. golf 高尔夫球 (also golf club) a long thin metal stick used in golf to hit the ball 高尔夫球杆 →4  See picture of 见图 BAT7. weapon 武器 a thick heavy stick used to hit people 大头棒，棍棒8  in card games 纸牌戏IN CARD GAMES a) DGC clubs one of the four suits (=types of cards) in a set of playing cards, which has the design of three round black leaves in a group together 梅花ten/king etc of clubs the ace of clubs 梅花 A b) DGCa card from this suit 梅花牌 You have to play a club. 你得出一张梅花牌。9. in the club BABY/HAVE A BABY British English old-fashioned if a woman is in the club, she is going to have a baby – used humorously 怀孕的〔幽默用法〕 SYN pregnant10  join the club  (also welcome to the club American English)SERIOUS SITUATION spoken used after someone has described a bad situation that they are in, to tell them that you are in the same situation 我们都一样（糟） ‘He never listens to me.’ ‘Join the club.’ “他从不听我的话。”“我们俩一样啦。”n COLLOCATIONStypes of cluba football/tennis/golf etc clubThere’s a football club for the young people in the area.a sports clubWhy don’t you join one of the school sports clubs?a youth club (=for young people)The youth club is on Thursday nights in the village hall.a social club (=where you meet people and talk)Older people may benefit from joining a social club.a health club (=where you go to do physical exercise)The hotel has its own health club with saunas, solarium and work-out equipment.a fan club (=for people who like a particular team, band, person etc)I used to be a member of the Take That fan club.a country club (=a sports and social club, usually in the countryside)Ted was a member of an exclusive country club.verbsjoin a clubI decided to join the computer club.belong to a clubDo you belong to any university clubs or societies?form a club (=start one)It’s always possible to form your own club.run a club (=organize one)My Dad helps to run the rowing club.a club welcomes somebody (=is happy to accept new members)The chess club welcomes both beginners and experienced players.club + NOUNa club member/member of a clubThere’s a monthly magazine for club members.club membershipClub membership costs £300 per year.a club chairman/presidentReg took over as club chairman three years ago, a club secretaryFor further information about membership, contact the club secretary.a club official (=someone with a position of authority in the club)At this meeting we will elect new club officials.

Examples from the Corpus

club• There is even a club for owners of Volkswagen buses.• I met some friends at a party and then we went on to a club.• They're going out for dinner and then to a club.• They've set up a chess club at school.• a comedy club• The restaurant is located next to the fitness club.• If you want to go clubbing, London's the place to be.• The adjustments are generally made in club selection, aim and body alignment at address.• At age 5, Jewel began performing in clubs as part of a folk music trio with her parents.• the North Manchester Judo Club• It is thronged with the scarves of London clubs.• There are a number of clubs interested in getting a new quarterback.• With Harry Kewell, too, they have displayed a narrow insistence on club before country.• She nodded in what she hoped was an equally casual manner and followed him across the crowded foyer to the social club.• Why don't you join your local swimming club if you're keen on swimming?• They both belong to the local tennis club.• No evidence of a Buchanan trust fund or yacht club membership, however.rugby/golf/squash etc club• Bob Hope was leaning on a golf club.• No one ever learned golf without swinging a golf club.• Northern California golf clubs increasingly are joining the plastic-spikes-only bandwagon, but the legal implications are not lost on some.• He is a member of Nenagh Golf Club.club scene• Despite having the healthiest club scene, Glasgow still specialises in churning out cod soul.• Why don't you focus on the up and coming young comedians from the pub and night club scene.• Police are keen to bring in registration to improve the image of the Teesside club scene.• The Ramones languished, never graduating from the club scene that had nurtured them two decades earlier.• It really was about these characters we know on the club scene.• At last it has been recognised that there are many females within the club scene who have true potential.club2 verb (clubbed, clubbing) [transitive]  1 HITto hit someone hard with a heavy object 〔用棍棒〕打 baby seals being clubbed to death 被棍棒打死的幼海豹2 club together phrasal verb SHAREif people club together, they share the cost of something 分担费用，凑钱 We clubbed together to buy her a present. 我们凑钱给她买了一份礼物。→ See Verb table

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club• Football fans were clubbed by riot police trying to stop the violence.• The seas smashed into his back, wind and water clubbed him off the seaton to the cockpit sole.• Baby seals are clubbed to death for their fur.clubbed to death• The teenage boy had been clubbed to death.• The babies have traditionally been clubbed to death.• So now he is clubbed to death instead, much to the surprise of the audience.Origin club1 (1100-1200) Old Norse klubba “heavy stick”

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club¹ S1 W1 /klʌb/ noun [countable]1.  FOR AN ACTIVITY OR SPORT
  a. [also + plural verb British English] an organization for people who share a particular interest or enjoy similar activities, or a group of people who meet together to do something they are interested in
    rugby/golf/squash etc club
    Our chess club really needs new members.
    club for
    a club for unemployed young people
    It costs £15 to join the club.
    She belongs to a local health club.
  b. the building or place where the members of a particular club meet or play sport:
    We could have dinner at the golf club. ⇨ country club, fan club, youth club
2.  PROFESSIONAL SPORT  [also + plural verb British English] especially British English a professional organization including the players, managers, and owners of a sports team:
    Manchester United Football Club
3.  FOR DANCING/MUSIC a place where people go to dance, listen to music, and meet socially:
    a jazz club
    Shall we go to a club?
    I’m not into the club scene at all.
4.  TRADITIONAL MEN’S CLUB especially British English
  a. an organization, traditionally for men only, which provides a comfortable place for its members to relax, eat, or stay the night:
    I always stay at my London club.
  b. the building where this organization is based
5. book/record/wine etc club an organization which people join to buy books, records, wine etc cheaply
6.  GOLF (also golf club) a long thin metal stick used in golf to hit the ball
7.  WEAPON a thick heavy stick used to hit people
8.  IN CARD GAMES
  a. clubs one of the four suits (=types of cards) in a set of playing cards, which has the design of three round black leaves in a group together
    ten/king etc of clubs
    the ace of clubs
  b. a card from this suit:
    You have to play a club.
9. in the club British English old-fashioned if a woman is in the club, she is going to have a baby – used humorously
   SYN  pregnant
10. join the club (also welcome to the club American English) spoken used after someone has described a bad situation that they are in, to tell them that you are in the same situation:
    ‘He never listens to me.’ ‘Join the club.’
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ types of club
   ▪ a football/tennis/golf etc club There’s a football club for the young people in the area.
   ▪ a sports club Why don’t you join one of the school sports clubs?
   ▪ a youth club (=for young people) The youth club is on Thursday nights in the village hall.
   ▪ a social club (=where you meet people and talk) Older people may benefit from joining a social club.
   ▪ a health club (=where you go to do physical exercise) The hotel has its own health club with saunas, solarium and work-out equipment.
   ▪ a fan club (=for people who like a particular team, band, person etc) I used to be a member of the Take That fan club.
   ▪ a country club (=a sports and social club, usually in the countryside) Ted was a member of an exclusive country club.
■ verbs
   ▪ join a club I decided to join the computer club.
   ▪ belong to a club Do you belong to any university clubs or societies?
   ▪ form a club (=start one) It’s always possible to form your own club.
   ▪ run a club (=organize one) My Dad helps to run the rowing club.
   ▪ a club welcomes somebody (=is happy to accept new members) The chess club welcomes both beginners and experienced players.
■ club + NOUN
   ▪ a club member/member of a club There’s a monthly magazine for club members.
   ▪ club membership Club membership costs £300 per year.
   ▪ a club chairman/president Reg took over as club chairman three years ago,
   ▪ a club secretary For further information about membership, contact the club secretary.
   ▪ a club official (=someone with a position of authority in the club) At this meeting we will elect new club officials.

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club² verb (past tense and past participle clubbed, present participle clubbing) [transitive]
to hit someone hard with a heavy object:
    baby seals being clubbed to death
     
club together phrasal verb
  if people club together, they share the cost of something:
    We clubbed together to buy her a present.