gathering

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n. 聚集, 集中, 采集 [化] 富集

发音

UK /ˈɡæð.ə.ɹɪŋ/
US /ˈɡæð.ɚ.ɪŋ/

词形变化

gatherings 复数 gatherings

别名

gatherin'

教材释义与例句

名词

聚集；集会；收款

动词

聚集（gather的ing形式）

释义与例句

n. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    A meeting or get-together; a party or social function.

    I met her at a gathering of engineers and scientists.

  2. 2.

    A group of people or things.

    a gathering of Catholics

  3. 3.

    A section, a group of bifolios, or sheets of paper, stacked together and folded in half.

    艺术

    This gathering machine forms the backbone of a bookbinding operation.

  4. 4.

    A charitable contribution; a collection.

  5. 5.

    The collection of produce, items, goods, etc.; the practice of collecting food from nature.

    不可数
  6. 6.

    A tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess.

    医学
v.
  1. 1.

    present participle and gerund of gather

adj.
  1. 1.

    That gathers together.

    She was worried by the gathering stormclouds.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

gather assembly assemblage

上位词 8

collection collecting sewing assembling aggregation group action social group stitchery

下位词 10

course room year company meeting class table floor fair bunch

相关短语

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词源

From Middle English gadering, from Old English gaderung (“gathering, assembly”), equivalent to gather + -ing (verbal noun ending).

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