集合名词（如 committee 或 team，在英式英语中既可用单数也可用复数动词；在美式英语中必须用单数动词）a singular noun, such ascommittee orteam , that refers to a group of people, animals or things and, in British English, can be used with either a singular or a plural verb. In American English it must be used with a singular verb.
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【语法】集合名词
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anounthatreferstoagroupofpeopleorthingsconsideredasasingleunit. "Committee" and "government" arecollectivenouns.
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anounthatreferstoagroupofpeopleandisfollowedbyasingularorpluralverb, forexample “team” or “family”