[] () a complete group of people, companies, etc. that have the same features or qualities（具有相同特征或品质的）一群人（或公司等）◆The assumed universe (= number of possible readers) for literary magazines is about 750 000.文学杂志的假定读者群约为 75 万人。SYNpopulation an area of activity; the people and companies involved in that activity活动领域；参与活动的人或公司◆a small but growing area of the investment universe较小但是快速增长的投资领域◆the universe of companies considered socially responsible被认为具有社会责任感的公司群