A whip-round is when a group of people who already know each other — the people in an office, a class, a team, a group of friends — each put in a small amount of money so the group can buy one thing together.

A whip-round is whip-round指的是 when a group of people who already know each other 一群本來就認識的人——the people in an office, a class, a team, a group of friends 像辦公室同事、同班同學、一個團隊、一群朋友——each put in a small amount of money 每個人出一點點錢，so the group can buy one thing together 好讓大家一起買一樣東西。

Usually it is for a person: someone is leaving the job, or is getting married, or has had a baby, or is in hospital, and everyone puts in a few hundred dollars so the group can buy one good present and a card instead of many small ones. It can also be for something the group needs right now — 'let's have a whip-round for the pizza'.

Usually it is for a person 通常是為了某個人——someone is leaving the job, or is getting married, or has had a baby, or is in hospital 像有人要離職、要結婚、生了小孩，或住院——and everyone puts in a few hundred dollars 大家各出個幾百塊，so the group can buy one good present and a card instead of many small ones 好讓大家合買一份好禮物加一張卡片，而不是各買各的小禮物。It can also be for something the group needs right now 也可以是為了大家現在需要的東西——'let's have a whip-round for the pizza' 'let's have a whip-round for the pizza'（大家湊錢叫披薩吧）。

Two things make it a whip-round rather than just collecting money. First, it is informal: nobody keeps a proper list, nobody has to give, and nobody says out loud how much you gave. One person walks around with an envelope and you put in what you can.

Two things make it a whip-round rather than just collecting money 有兩件事讓它是whip-round，而不只是收錢而已。First, it is informal 第一，它很隨性、不正式：nobody keeps a proper list 沒有人會認真記名單，nobody has to give 沒有人一定要出錢，and nobody says out loud how much you gave 也沒有人會講出來你出了多少。One person walks around with an envelope 有一個人拿著信封到處走 and you put in what you can 你能出多少就出多少。

Second, it is small and quick — money for one present or one bill, not a real fund-raising campaign for a charity.

Second, it is small and quick 第二，它金額小、速度快——money for one present or one bill 只是為了一份禮物或一筆帳，not a real fund-raising campaign for a charity 不是真的在幫慈善機構募款。

This is British English, and quite friendly, spoken English; Americans do the same thing but would say 'we're passing the hat' or 'chipping in'.

This is British English 這是英式英文，and quite friendly, spoken English 而且是滿親切的口語；Americans do the same thing 美國人也會做同樣的事 but would say 'we're passing the hat' or 'chipping in' 但會說'we're passing the hat'或'chipping in'。

The usual verbs are 'have a whip-round' or 'do a whip-round', and the money is 'for' a person or thing: 'We had a whip-round for Anna.' In British offices this is such a normal habit that people just say 'there's a whip-round going for Dave' and everyone understands.

The usual verbs are 'have a whip-round' or 'do a whip-round' 常用的動詞是'have a whip-round'或'do a whip-round'，and the money is 'for' a person or thing 而錢是「for」某個人或某件事：'We had a whip-round for Anna.' 'We had a whip-round for Anna.'（我們幫Anna辦了個whip-round）In British offices this is such a normal habit 在英國辦公室這是很平常的習慣 that people just say 'there's a whip-round going for Dave' 大家會直接說'there's a whip-round going for Dave' and everyone understands 大家都聽得懂。