名詞 collective:

1. members of a cooperative enterprise

形容詞 collective:

1. done by or characteristic of individuals acting together
   同義詞：corporate
2. forming a whole or aggregate
3. set up on the principle of collectivism or ownership and production by the workers involved usually under the supervision of a government

1. I also learned the strength of the collective.
   我還認(rèn)識(shí)到了集體的力量。
2. Have you any excuse to offer for frequent absence from collective practice?
   你經(jīng)常不參加集體訓(xùn)練有什么理由解釋嗎？
3. Only with organization can the wisdom of the collective be given full play.
   ＂只有組織起來，才能充分地發(fā)揮集體的智慧。＂
4. In a system of collective bargaining, the workers as a group negotiate with the managers of the company.
   在勞資集體談判制度下，工人作為一個(gè)團(tuán)體同公司經(jīng)理進(jìn)行談判。

col.lec.tive

adj.（形容詞）
Assembled or accumulated into a whole.
集合的：集合、聚積成一整體的
Of, relating to, characteristic of, or made by a number of people acting as a group:
集體的：和一組人有關(guān)的，以一組人為特征的或由一組人制訂的：
例句：
a collective decision.
集體決定

n.（名詞）
An undertaking, such as a business operation, set up on the principle of ownership and control of the means of production and distribution by the workers involved, usually under the supervision of a government.
集體：一種制度，如商業(yè)操作，建立在工人參與對(duì)產(chǎn)品的占有和分配的，通常由政府監(jiān)督
Grammar A collective noun.
【語法】 集合名詞

【引伸】
collec.tively
adv.（副詞）
collec.tiveness
n.（名詞）