cohort
n. 一群；步兵大队；支持者；共同特点的一群人
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A group of people supporting the same thing or person.
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A demographic grouping of people, especially those in a defined age group, or having a common characteristic.
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同期群
数学The 18–24 cohort shows a sharp increase in automobile fatalities over the proximate age groupings.
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Any division of a Roman legion, normally of about 500 or 600 men (equalling about six centuries).
历史 政治 军事Holonym: legion
Meronyms: maniple, century
Three cohorts of men were assigned to the region.
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An accomplice; abettor; associate.
He was able to plea down his sentence by revealing the names of three of his cohorts, as well as the source of the information.
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Any band or body of warriors.
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A natural group of orders of organisms, less comprehensive than a class.
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A colleague.
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A set of individuals in a program, especially when compared to previous sets of individuals within the same program.
The students in my cohort for my organic chemistry class this year are not up to snuff. Last year's cohort scored much higher averages on the mid-term.
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To associate with such a group.
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From Latin cohors (stem cohort-); borrowed into Old English as coorta, but reintroduced into Middle English as cōhort and chōors via Old French cohorte. Doublet of court.
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