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gathering

UK //ˈɡæð.ər.ɪŋ//US //ˈɡæð.ɚ.ɪŋ//

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。)

同义词:assembly, meeting, collection, accumulation

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。)

同义词:assemble, collect, congregate

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。)