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单词 fraternity
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fraternity
noun
uk
/frəˈtɜː.nə.ti/us
/frəˈtɝː.nə.t̬i/

fraternitynoun(GROUP)

[C,+ sing/pl verb]
agroupofpeoplewho have the samejoborinterest:
（有相同职业或兴趣爱好的）群体，集团
thelegalfraternity(=lawyers)律师界同仁
thecriminalfraternity(=criminals)犯罪团伙
Theracingworldis aprettyclose-knitfraternity.赛马界是一个联系相当密切的群体。
[C,+ sing/pl verb]US
(informalfrat)
asocialorganizationformalestudentsat an American orCanadiancollege
（美国或加拿大的）男大学生联谊会
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sorority
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Groups of people
  • alliance
  • an
  • anti-gang
  • assemblage
  • babyboomer
  • bunch
  • flashmob
  • flock
  • focus group
  • foursome
  • gaggle
  • mafia
  • silent majority
  • sisterhood
  • special interest group
  • splinter group
  • squad
  • steering committee
  • suspect
  • trio
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fraternitynoun(FRIENDSHIP)

[U]
afeelingoffriendshipandsupport:
友爱，友谊
Hedescribedsportas asymbolofpeaceand ameansofpromotingfraternity betweennations.他把体育运动描述为和平的象征和增进民族友谊的手段。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Friendly
  • affability
  • affable
  • affably
  • affiliative
  • agreeableness
  • conviviality
  • convivially
  • cordial
  • cordiality
  • cordially
  • inseparable
  • intimacy
  • intimately
  • jovial
  • the human touch
  • togetherness
  • twinkly
  • warmly
  • warmth
  • welcoming
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(Definition offraternityfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

fraternity| American Dictionary

fraternity
noun[C]
us
/frəˈtɜr·nɪ·t̬i/
(infmlfrat,us/fræt/)
asocialorganizationformalestudentsat acollegeoruniversity
A fraternity is also agroupofpeoplewho have the samejoborinterest:
thecoachingfraternity
(Definition offraternityfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffraternity

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Indeed, one of the accomplishments that was repeatedly pointed out to me was the fraternity's all-sports intramural championship the year before my participant observation began.
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We do not find fraternities like this in a female configuration.
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In colleges, study was not supposed to interfere with good times; collective entertainment - whether football or fraternities - occupied a significant portion of students' time.
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On regular speaking tours, he participated in the affairs of fraternities, churches, and educational institutions nationwide.
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Monasteries, ecclesiastical colleges, chantries and religious fraternities that had played vital roles were dissolved, while schools, almshouses and hospitals saw their endowments abolished or threatened.
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Evidence of community associations and networks can be traced back to the religious fraternities known as cofradi'as that date from at least 1594.
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As with all things that are stereotyped, however, all fraternities are not the same, nor do most fraternities have the problems associated with the stereotype.
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Much of this animosity can be attributed to the reputation fraternities have for engaging in unwise, irresponsible, demeaning, and criminal activities.
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The foundation of gilds and fraternities was common in the early and mid-fifteenth century.
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A closer examination of the figures shows that of those founded during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, excluding those of the guilds and fraternities, one-fifth were perpetual.
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Apart from maintaining the cycle of requiem masses, the most important role of the parochial guilds and fraternities was the organization and servicing of the funeral procession.
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Only the small, nonconformistfraternitywere concerned with private and lyrical values.
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As we suggested above, long-firm frauds can be carried out by people who have no social or business contact with the criminalfraternity.
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The hallmarks of stratum 1 are noncompositionality and non-productivity (cf. maternity,fraternity, fraternize).
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Let me put another point to those who are interested in the betting fraternities in our big towns.
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