1. C 社团，俱乐部　 group of people who meet together regularly to participate in a particular activity
2. C 会团建筑物　 (organization owning a) building where elected (usually male) members may stay temporarily, have meals, read the newspapers, etc.

　break up a ～　解散俱乐部
　form a ～　成立俱乐部
　join a ～　加入俱乐部
　organize a ～　组织俱乐部
　set up a ～　筹建俱乐部
　chess ～　象棋俱乐部
　country ～　城郊俱乐部
　jockey ～　赛马俱乐部
　night ～　夜总会
　nuclear ～　核俱乐部
　stamp ～　集邮俱乐部
　tennis ～　网球俱乐部
　youth ～　青年会
　at ～　在俱乐部里

　The tennis club has organized a dance.　网球俱乐部组织了一次舞会。
　He set up a tennis club.　他筹建了一个网球俱乐部。
　He joined the local stamp club.　他加入了当地的集邮俱乐部。
　There are sporting clubs of various kinds in the city.　该市有各种各样的运动俱乐部。
　Anyone who can speak French is eligible to join the club.　任何会讲法语的人都有参加该会的资格。
　The club has decided to increase subscriptions.　会所决定增加报刊订阅份数。
　He's a member of several London clubs.　他是伦敦几个会所的成员。
　Our firm has a good social club.　我们公司有一个很好的交谊俱乐部。
　The club was generally restricted to the upper social brackets.　该俱乐部的成员一般局限于社会高层次的人。
　The bridge clubs meet every Wednesday.　桥牌俱乐部成员每星期三活动。
　I saw her at the club yesterday.　昨天我在俱乐部里看见了她。
　He used the branch as a club to kill the snake.　他用树枝作棒子，打死了那条蛇。
　Clubs are trumps.　梅花是王牌。

 ♣ join the club
　都一样　just as the same
　"I have a toothache."— "Join the club."　“我牙痛。”——“咱们一样，我也牙痛。”
　"I have a bad cold." "Join the club. I have one, too."　“我得了重感冒。”“彼此彼此，我也得了重感冒。”
　"Oh dear, I haven't got any money left this month."— "Join the club! We've spent our last penny, too."　“我的天，我这个月的钱都花光了。”——“我们也是如此，现在身上连一个子儿也没了。”

1. vt. & vi.凑，贡献　 make contributions of money, etc. so that the total can be used for a specific purpose
2. vt. & vi.打击　 hit or beat sb/sth

　～ ability　集中能力
　～ enemy　打击敌人
　～ manpower　集中人力
　～ money　凑钱
　～ power　集中力量
　～ wisdom　集中智慧
　～ quickly　迅速集中
　～ slowly　慢慢地凑
　～ terribly　严厉地打击
　～ together　结组，联合
　～ by　用…打击

　The army is clubbing.　军队正在集中。
　All the students have clubbed.　所有的学生都集中了起来。
　The two little boys cannot club.　这两个小男孩不能凑到一起。
　Fire and water won't club.　水火不能相容。
　They are clubbing money.　他们在凑钱。
　Each clubs his penny toward the purchase.　为买这件东西，每个人凑了一点儿钱。
　They want to club their ability.　他们想把他们的能力集中在一起。
　The teacher clubbed what he knows.　这位老师把他所知道的都贡献了出来。
　The soldiers clubbed him.　士兵们打他。
　The police clubbed a path through the crowd.　警察用棍棒在人群中打出一条道路。
　Strong man won't club the man who is not strong.　强者不该欺侮弱者。
　The boy clubbed the bird's nest with a long stick.　那男孩用一根竹竿捅鸟窝。
　The money has been clubbed.　钱已经凑起来了。
　Their wisdom was clubbed.　他们的智慧被集中在了一起。
　Some small clubs were clubbed.　几家小俱乐部被合并到了一起。
　This hero was clubbed.　这个英雄被打了。

 ♣ club together　(v.+adv.)
1. 结组，联合 form a group
　Why don't the boys club together to join each other's activities?　这些男孩子为什么不联合起来一起行动?
　They club together to support their mother school.　他们团结一致来支持母校。
2. 分担费用 share the cost of sth with others
　The family clubbed together to buy the car.　全家人凑钱买了这部小汽车。
　We clubbed together to buy her a present.　我们凑钱给她买了一件礼物。
　The boys in this class clubbed together to buy a football.　这班男生凑齐钱买了一个足球。
　We clubbed together to help with his debts.　我们凑钱帮他还债。

　［同义词］ n. association, circle, organization, set, society, bat, stick
　［词源］　古英语clubbe<古挪威语klumba（一团人，一群人）