social

adjective
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    activities with others社交活动

  1. [only before noun] connected with activities in which people meet each other for pleasure社交的;交际的;联谊的
    • She has a busy social life.她的社交活动很频繁。
    • Team sports help to develop a child's social skills (= the ability to talk easily to other people and do things in a group).集体体育运动有助于培养孩子的交际能力。🔊🔊
    • Social events and training days are arranged for all the staff.为所有员工安排联谊活动和培训。🔊🔊
    • Join a social club to make new friends.加入一个社交俱乐部,好交一些新朋友。🔊🔊
    • It was a purely social visit.这是一次纯粹的社交访问。
  2. connected with society社会

  3. [only before noun] connected with society and the way it is organized社会的
    • The film addresses serious social issues.这部电影解决了严重的社会问题。
    • The area has major social problems such as drug abuse and poverty.该地区存在严重的社会问题,例如吸毒和贫困。
    • It was a period of political upheaval and social change.那是一个政治动荡和社会变革的时期。
    • He fought for social justice and civil rights.他为社会正义和公民权利而战。
    • the social welfare system社会福利制度
    • the country's economic and social development国家的经济和社会发展
    Extra Examples
    • Poor areas or areas with greater social problems received more help.贫困地区或社会问题更大的地区获得了更多帮助。
    • Scientists should take social responsibility for the technology they develop.科学家应对其开发的技术承担社会责任。
    Topics Social issuesb1, People in societyb1
  4. [only before noun] connected with your position in society社会上的;社会地位的
    • Income differences between social classes are widening.社会阶层之间的收入差异正在扩大。
    • A major influence on health is social status.对健康的主要影响是社会地位。
    • social advancement (= improving your position in society)社会地位的提高
    • social mobility (= the movement of people from one social class to another)社会阶层的变动
    Extra Examples
    • The study found that health was strongly affected by social class.研究发现,人的健康状况深受其所属社会阶层的影响。
    • There has been a growth in economic opportunity and social mobility.经济机会和社会流动性有所增长。
  5. animals动物

  6. [only before noun] (specialist) living naturally in groups, rather than alone群居的
    • Apes are social animals.猿是社交动物。
  7. friendly友好

  8. (also sociable)
    (of people) enjoying spending time with other people
  9. 好交际的;合群的;友好的
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin socialis ‘allied’, from socius ‘friend’.

social

noun
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  1. socials
    [plural] a way of referring to all somebody's social media websites and software programs
    • Don’t forget to check the band's socials to hear about future tour dates.不要忘记查看乐队的社交活动,以了解未来的巡演日期。
  2. [countable] (old-fashioned) a party that is organized by a group or club联谊会;联欢会
    • a church social教友联谊会。
  3. the social
    [uncountable] (British English, old-fashioned, informal) social security (= money that the government pays regularly to people who are poor, unemployed, sick, etc.)社会保障金(政府定期向贫穷、失业、患病等人发放)
    • on the social We're living on the social now.我们现在靠社会保障金维持生活。🔊🔊
  4. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin socialis ‘allied’, from socius ‘friend’.