1 connected with society and the way it is organized 与社会及其组织方式有关的;社会的:
social problems/issues/reforms社会问题╱议题╱改革
2 concerning the position of people in society 与社会地位有关的:
We share the same social background.我们有相同的社会背景。
3 connected with meeting people and enjoying yourself 与社交或交际有关的:
a social club交谊俱乐部She has a busy social life.她的社交活动很频繁。Children have to develop their social skills when they start school.孩子上学后必须培养社交能力。
4 (used about animals) living in groups (指动物)群居的
➔socially /-ʃəli ||; -ʃəlɪ/ advWe work together but I don't know him socially.我和他共事,但是除工作以外并没有交往。
social/ˋsoʃəl; ˈsəʊʃ$l/adj 1 relating to human society and the way it is organized 社会的﹐有关社会的: social issues such as unemployment and homelessness 诸如失业和无家可归之类的社会问题people from different social backgrounds 来自不同社会背景的人2 social activities are ones in which you talk to other people and do things with them for enjoyment 社交的﹐交际的: The social life at college is brilliant. 大学里的社交生活很精彩。a range of social events for employees 为员工组织的各种社交活动3 having the ability or opportunity to behave and speak properly with other people 有交际能力[机会]的: He has absolutely no social skills . 他完全缺乏交际能力。There were few opportunities for social interaction . 联谊交流的机会非常少。4 social animals live together in groups [ solitary ] 〔动物〕群居的 —socially adv : behaviour that is socially acceptable 为社会所接受的行为
socialsocialsocialsadjectiveconnected with people together in society; connected with being with other people: the social problems of big cities Anne has a busy social life (= she goes out with friends a lot).