collective noun

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colˌlective ˈnoun noun [countable] SLG technical a noun, such as ‘family’ or ‘flock’, that is the name of people or things considered as a unit 集合名词

Examples from the Corpus

collective noun• Our collective noun is an Apprehension of Agents.

colˌlective ˈnoun nounChineseSyllable

or noun, Corpus ‘family’ a such as

collective noun
colˌlective ˈnoun

noun [countable]
technical a noun, such as ‘family’ or ‘flock’, that is the name of people or things considered as a unit

collective noun

BrE

/kəˌlektɪv ˈnaʊn/

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NAmE

/kəˌlektɪv ˈnaʊn/

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noun

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grammar 语法

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a singular noun, such as

committee

or team, that refers to a group of people, animals or things and, in British English, can be used with either a singular or a plural verb. In American English it must be used with a singular verb. 集合名词（如 committee 或 team，在英式英语中既可用单数也可用复数动词；在美式英语中必须用单数动词）