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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

collection [kə'lεkʃən]
  1. 1. noun [of art] [ stamps etc] 收藏品
  2. 2. noun [of poems] [ stories etc] 文集
  3. 3. noun [of goods] [ mail] (picking up) 收取
  4. 4. noun [of data] 收集
  5. 5. noun [c] (for charity,gift) 募捐

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

collection [kəˈlekʃən]
  1. 1. n.[c] 积聚物,收集物
    The museum holds a comprehensive collection of photographs.
    这个博物馆收藏全面照片合集。
  2. 2. n.[c] 出版物的合集
    I am trying to publish a collection of short stories.
    正在尝试出版一本短篇小说集。
  3. 3. n.[c] 募捐筹款
    The class made a collection for the local hospital.
    这个班为当地医院募捐
  4. 4. n.[c/u] 搜集收集采集
    He was responsible for the collection and safe handling of fees.
    负责收取妥善处理这些费用
  5. 5. n.[c] 募集款项募捐的钱

Collins English-English Dictionary

collection [kə'lεkʃən]
  1. 1. n the act or process of collecting
  2. 2. n a number of things collected or assembled together
  3. 3. n a selection of clothes, esp as presented by a particular designer for a specified season
  4. 4. n something gathered into a mass or pile; accumulation
    a collection of rubbish
  5. 5. n a sum of money collected or solicited, as in church
  6. 6. n removal, esp regular removal of letters from a postbox
  7. 7. n [often plural] (at Oxford University) a college examination or an oral report by a tutor

Examples

The third stage of data collection involves sequencing the collection of data.
数据收集的第三阶段涉及到数据收集的顺序。
a collection of stamps
邮票集
He owns a huge collection of nature books.
他收集了大量自然环境类的书籍。
The collection of precious objects of the museum was stolen.
博物馆里一些昂贵的藏品失窃了。
She bought a hobby to increase her small birds collection.
她买了只燕隼,以便能够捕到更多的小鸟做成标本。

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