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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++col·lec·tive·ly /kəˈlektɪvli/ ●○○ adverb  TOGETHERas a group 集体地,共同地 All members of the cabinet are collectively responsible for decisions taken. 所有的内阁成员对所作的决定都负有共同的责任。 Rain, snow, and hail are collectively known as precipitation. 雨、雪和冰雹统称降水。
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collectivelyThese substances are referred to collectively as ketone bodies.These bodies are collectively called the Taurid complex.Commercial banks collectively earned $6.2 billion in the first three months of this year.The upshot: they collectively export more for less revenue.Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands are collectively known as the "Benelux' countries.The team collectively must decide what resources they need and how they are to be used.What grows on these tracts are huge, magnificent conifers in stands that environmentalists now call, collectively, the Ancient Forest.Looked at collectively, the green movements in Britain are already numerically impressive.Collectively, these studies showed a clear link between smoking and cancer.Individually, people have little power, but collectively they can be more influential.collectively known asArtists obtain certain rights, collectively known as copyright, on the origination of any artistic work.The inferior courts Those courts which do not form part of the Supreme Court of Judicature are collectively known as inferior courts.Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are chronic, remitting and relapsing mucosal disorders, collectively known as inflammatory bowel disease.We just wanted four individuals who could be collectively known as something normal.The biblical passages are collectively known as the Lectionary.
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collectively
collectively /kəˈlektɪvli/ adverb
 Word Family: noun: collection, collector, collective, collectable, collectible, collectivism, collectivization; adjective: collected, collective, collectable, collectible, collectivist; verb: collect, collectivize; adverb: collectively
as a group:
    All members of the cabinet are collectively responsible for decisions taken.
    Rain, snow, and hail are collectively known as precipitation.


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