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
  1. There was a large gathering of friends at her birthday party.
    她的生日聚会上有一大群朋友。
  2. 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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  1. 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
  1. The gathering of information took several months.
    收集这些信息花了几个月的时间。
  2. 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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  1. 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)
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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。
  • 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。
  • 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。