Many theorists believe the ideal boss should lead teams from behind, taking pride in collective accomplishment and giving credit where it is due.

许多理论家认为，完美的老板应该在幕后领导团队，以集体成就为荣，并给予应得的荣誉。

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She dismisses the reform process as an exercise in collective navel-gazing.

她对这场改革嗤之以鼻，认为只是场无实际行动的集体空想而已。

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During hard times, few workers were willing to strike or engage in collective action.

在困难时期，很少有工人愿意罢工或参与集体行动。

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It refers instead, to the concrete, collective, communal salvation from national suffering and oppression, particularly in the form of foreign rule or enslavement.

相反，它指的是很具体的，集体的，社会的拯救,把一个国家从苦难和压迫中解救出来，尤其是那些在外族统治者奴役下的。

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But in our collective cultural consciousness, if there is a such thing, whether we like him or not we tend to think of John Milton as powerful.

如果说我们有一种集体文化意识的话，在这个意识里，不管我们喜不喜欢米尔顿，我们都会认为他是强大的。

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We are in collective denial of one of the biggest safeguarding risks to children.

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The nature of their work means the union does not get involved in collective bargaining.

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President Kennedy changed all this when he allowed government workers to unionize and engage in collective bargaining.

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