gathering

gathering

['gæðəriŋ]

n.集会, 聚集
动词gather的现在分词

例句与用法：

The movement to change the union's constitution is slowly gathering momentum.

修改工会宪章的运动正慢慢加强。

The darkness is gathering.

夜色渐浓。

Dark clouds were gathering in the sky. Heavy rain would come soon.

乌云密布，大雨就要来临。

His recent death overshadowed the family gathering.

他最近去世给家庭聚会蒙上了阴影。

The arrival of the players from friendly countries juiced up the gathering.

友好国家运动员们的到来，使集会的气氛活跃起来了。

The act of gathering in large numbers or of pushing forward.

蜂涌，拥挤大量聚集在一起或向前推挤的行为

The United Nations assembly is a cosmopolitan gathering.

联合国大会是一种世界性的集会。

We are invited to a small social gathering.

我们被邀请参加一个小型社交聚会。

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n.

1. 集会, 聚集[C]

political and social gatherings

政治和社交集会

2. 采集, 收获; 收获的东西[U][C]

3. 脓肿; 肿块[U][C]