colleagues

/ˈkɒl.iːɡ/ (bre, ipa) · [kˈɑliɡz] /ˈkɑː.liːɡ/ (ame, ipa) · [kˈɑliɡz] /ˈkä-(ˌ)lēg/ (ame, mw)

colleagues — noun

  • colleaguessingular
  • colleaguesesplural

1. people in the same workplace or profession who do their jobs alongside you

1.名詞A2
釋義

people in the same workplace or profession who do their jobs alongside you

例句

Jin asked his colleagues to review the clinic schedule before lunch.

colleagues + to-infinitive request

After the merger, Nia met colleagues from Seoul during online training.

colleagues from + place

同義詞
  • coworkers

    A common term for people who work for the same employer, often more about the shared workplace than the profession.

  • teammates

    Narrower because it usually means people on the same team rather than everyone in the workplace.

  • peers

    Stresses similar rank or level and does not always imply working together every day.

文法句型

colleagues + plural verb

colleagues at + workplace

colleagues from + organization

用法筆記

This plural form is used for more than one person. It often refers to people in the same workplace, but it can also include people in the same profession at different organizations.

常見錯誤

❌My colleague are waiting downstairs.
✅My colleagues are waiting downstairs.
💡use the plural noun and a plural verb when you mean more than one person.
❌The two colleagues is from accounting.
✅The two colleagues are from accounting.
💡a plural subject takes are, not is.