
gathering
词源
源自古英语 'gaderian',意为'聚集、收集',与荷兰语 'gaderen' 和德语 'gattern' 同源。
noun
❶ 指人们聚集在一起的活动或场合,通常有特定目的,如会议、聚会或社交活动。
“We attended a family gathering last weekend.”
(我们上周末参加了一个家庭聚会。)
“The town hall was full for the public gathering.”
(市政厅挤满了参加公众集会的人。)
❶ 指收集或积累某物的过程或行为,如信息、数据或物品的汇集。
“The gathering of evidence took several months.”
(收集证据花了几个月时间。)
“Autumn is the season for gathering nuts.”
(秋天是采集坚果的季节。)
verb
❶ 指人们聚集到一起的行为,或把东西收集起来的过程。
“People were gathering in the town square.”
(人们正在镇广场上聚集。)
“She gathered her belongings and left the room.”
(她收拾好自己的东西离开了房间。)
常见短语
social gathering — 指非正式的社交聚会,通常为娱乐或交际目的而组织。
“The office holiday party is always a lively social gathering.”
(办公室节日派对总是一个热闹的社交聚会。)
gathering speed — 描述某物逐渐加速的过程,常用于车辆或运动物体。
“The train was gathering speed as it left the station.”
(火车离站时正在加速。)