1 [C,U] the people in a country or area, thought of as a group, who have shared customs and laws 社会;群体:
a civilized society文明社会Society's attitude to women has changed considerably this century.本世纪人们对女性的态度改变了不少。The role of men in society is changing.男人的社会角色正在改变。
2 [C] an organization of people who share a particular interest or purpose; a club 团体;会社;协会:
a drama society戏剧社
society/səˋsaIətI; səˈsaIəti or səˈsaIIti/n plural societies 1 [C,U] all the people who live in the same country and share the same laws and customs 社会: They are valued members of society . 他们是受珍视的社会成员。important changes in the structure of society 社会结构的重要变化a modern industrial society 现代工业社会see box at见 PEOPLE1 方框2 [C] an organization or club with members who have similar interests 社团﹐协会: I joined the school film society. 我参加了学校的电影协会。see box at见 ORGANIZATION 方框3 [U] the rich, fashionable people within a country 上流社会﹐上层社会: a society wedding 上流社会的婚礼BUILDING SOCIETY
societysocietysocietiesnoun1(no plural) a large group of people who live in the same country or area and have the same ideas about how to live: They carried out research into the roles of men and women in today's society.2(pluralsocieties) a group of people who are interested in the same thing: a music society