[, ]the activity of obtaining money that is owed; the amount of money that is obtained 收取欠款；收回款额◆My work ranged from small debt collection to large acquisitions. 我的工作范围从追讨小额债务到大宗收购。◆Many states are facing declining tax collections. 许多国家正面临税收下降的问题。⨁debt / tax / rent / revenue collection 债务追讨；收税；收取租金；收取收益⨁to improve / speed up collection 提高／加速收款
[] a group of objects that has been collected; a group of objects or people 收藏品；收集物；一批物品；一群人◆They have built up a rich collection of resources to help small businesses. 他们已经积累了一批丰富的资源来帮助小型企业。
[, ]an act of taking sth away from a place; an act of bringing things together into one place 取走；拿走；聚集◆The last collection from this mailbox is at 5.15 p.m. 这个邮筒最後一次的收信时间是下午 5 点 15 分。◆data collection 数据收集
() [, ]the act of a bank arranging for a cheque, standing order , etc. to be paid from a bank account （按付款指令）兑现支票◆You can make a simple call to the bank asking it to suspend collection so that no money is transferred. 你可以给银行打个电话，要求终止兑现，钱款便不会转账。