a set of people acting together with a common interest or purpose, especially within a larger organization (尤指大团体中的)派,集团 a grouping of left-wing trade union leaders. 由左翼工会领导人组成的派系。 ■[mass noun]the arrangement or formation of people or things in a group or groups 分组;分类 an alternative form of ability grouping. 按能力分组的一种变通的形式。