group
/gru:p; ɡrup/ n [CGp]
1 number of people or things gathered, placed or acting together, or naturally associated 群; 团体; 组; 类
a group of girls, trees, houses, etc 一群女孩子、 一片树林、 一片房子
A group of us are going up to London for the day. 我们有些人要去伦敦一天.
people standing about in groups 一群一群在各处站著的人
an `age group, ie people of the same age 年龄组（年龄相同的人）
Our di`scussion group is/are meeting this week. 我们的讨论小组本周开会.
a `drama group, ie small club for acting 戏剧小组
the Germanic group of languages 日耳曼语系
What `blood group are you? 你是什麽血型?
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a group ac`tivity, ie done by people in a group 集体活动.
2 set of jointly-controlled business companies, eg as the result of a merger （公司联营的）集团
a `newspaper group 报业集团
the `Burton Group 伯顿集团
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the group sales director 集团的销售董事.
3 set of musicians performing pop music together 流行音乐的乐团. group, v [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ (sb/sth) (round sb/sth); ~ (sb/sth) (together) gather or form (sb/sth) into a group or groups 使（某人[某事物]）集合、 聚集、 成群、 成组或归类
The police grouped (themselves) round the demonstrators. 警察围聚在示威者的四周.
Group together in fours! 每四人一组!