societies

英 [səˈsaɪətiz]

美 [səˈsaɪətiz]

n.  社会(以群体形式生活在一起的人的总称); 社会(共同遵守一定的习俗、法律等的特定群体); 社团; 协会; 学会
society的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 社会(视作一个有组织的大群体)
  Societyis people in general, thought of as a large organized group.
  1. This reflects attitudes and values prevailing in society...
     这反映了社会上盛行的态度和价值观。
  2. He maintains Islam must adapt to modern society.
     他坚持认为伊斯兰教必须适应现代社会。
• N-VAR 社会(指居住在某个国家或地区的人民、其组织及其生活方式)
  Asocietyis the people who live in a country or region, their organizations, and their way of life.
  1. We live in a capitalist society.
     我们生活在一个资本主义社会里。
  2. ...those responsible for destroying our African heritage and the fabric of our society.
     那些毁掉了我们非洲的文化遗产、破坏了我们的社会结构的人
  3. ...the complexities of South African society.
     错综复杂的南非社会
• N-COUNT 协会;社团
  Asocietyis an organization for people who have the same interest or aim.
  1. ...the North of England Horticultural Society.
     北英格兰园艺协会
  2. ...the historical society.
     历史协会
• N-UNCOUNT 上流社会;社交界
  Societyis the rich, fashionable people in a particular place who meet on social occasions.
  1. The couple quickly became a fixture of society pages.
     夫妇俩很快便成为了报纸社交版上的常驻人物。
  2. ...the high season for society weddings.
     上流社会举办婚礼的旺季
• See also:building society

双语例句

• Switch to an interest-paying current account and stay in credit. Most banks and larger building societies now offer these accounts
  转成付息的活期存款账户，并保持账上有余额。多数银行和较大的购房互助会现在都能开立这种账户。
• Mass movements are often a factor in the awakening and renovation of stagnant societies.
  群众性运动经常是能唤醒和振兴停滞不前的社会的一个因素。
• The mass media have been vested with significant power as social and political agents in modern developed societies
  在现代发达社会中，作为社会和政治媒介，大众传媒被赋予了很大的权力。
• Decentralization and more open societies have changed the dialogue on corruption in East Asia and the Pacific.
  分权化和社会的进一步开放改变了东亚和太平洋地区在反腐败问题上的对话。
• It is important to think about how these institutions might be reconstructed in our own societies.
  重要的是，要想想在我们自己的社会里如何对这些机构进行改造。
• They had their secret societies, with signs and passwords.
  他们有他们的秘密社团，有符号和口令。
• The old and new societies are two different worlds.
  新旧社会两重天。
• Banks and building societies are competing fiercely for business
  银行和购房互助协会为了争夺业务而展开激烈的竞争。
• In totalitarian societies, art exists for didactic purposes.
  在极权社会里，艺术只为教化的目的而存在。
• They were the distinguishing foundation of all human societies; the bedrock on which all else came to be erected.
  它们是所有人类社会特有的基础；并逐步建立其它一切东西的奠基石。