gathering
/ˈɡæðərɪŋ/
n.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
聚会;集会;收集;采集
释义与例句
n.
聚会;集会
a meeting of people for a particular purpose, especially a social one
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There was a large gathering of friends at her birthday party.
她的生日聚会上有一大群朋友。
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The family gathering was held at my grandmother's house every year.
每年的家庭聚会都在奶奶家举行。
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A peaceful gathering of protesters marched through the city centre.
一群和平抗议者列队穿过市中心。
n.
收集;采集
the act of collecting things or information together
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The gathering of information took several months.
收集这些信息花了几个月的时间。
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The gathering of evidence is the first step in any investigation.
收集证据是任何调查的第一步。
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She supervised the gathering of herbs in the garden.
她在花园里监督采集草药。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
gathering 既可指“人群的聚会”,也可指“信息、证据等的收集”;它来自动词 gather,gather 还有“逐渐增加”的意思,如 gather speed。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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gather 聚集;收集gather 是动词,gathering 是其名词形式,如 gather information 表示“收集信息”。
同义词
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meeting 会议;聚会meeting 用途更广,可指正式会议或一般会面;gathering 更强调多人聚集的社交或公共活动,语气较正式。The meeting will start at three o'clock in the conference room. 会议将在三点钟于会议室开始。
常见搭配
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family gathering 家庭聚会We hold a family gathering every Thanksgiving. 我们每年感恩节都举办家庭聚会。
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social gathering 社交聚会She met her husband at a social gathering. 她在一次社交聚会上认识了她的丈夫。
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a gathering of people 一群人A small gathering of people waited outside the building. 一小群人在大楼外面等候。