1 [C] a group of objects of a particular type that sb has collected as a hobby 收藏品: a stamp collection 邮票藏品

2 [C,U] the act of getting sth from a place or from people 取；收取；领取: rubbish collections 收来的大量垃圾

3 [C] a group of people or things 一群人；一堆物品: a large collection of papers on the desk 桌上的一大堆文件

4 [C] a number of poems, stories, letters, etc published together in one book 集子: a collection of modern poetry 现代诗集

5 [C] the act of asking for money from a number of people (for charity, in church, etc) 募捐；凑钱: a collection for the poor 济贫募捐

6 [C] a variety of new clothes or items for the home that are specially designed and sold at a particular time 时装；应时物品: Armani's stunning new autumn collection 阿曼尼迷人的秋季新装