gathering

英 ['gæð(ə)rɪŋ] 美['ɡæðərɪŋ]

n. 聚集；集会；收款
v. 聚集（gather的ing形式）

近义词 get-together club party crowd

CET6 TEM4 中低频词

英英释义

1. a group of persons together in one place

2. the social act of assembling;: "they demanded the right of assembly"

3. the act of gathering something

4. sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching

同义词辨析

conference, congress, assembly, meeting, rally, council, session, convention, gathering

这些名词均含有"会，会议"之意。

conference：正式用词，一般指大型会议，如政府工作会议、国际学术交流会议、各国之间的协商、会谈等。

congress：指国会、议会、代表大会等机构，尤指经选举产生的国家立法机构的大会或由这些机构召开的大会，也可指专业人员代表大会。

assembly：多指一个通常有许多人参加、计划好的，为某一特殊目的而召集的会议。

meeting：普通用词，词义广泛。指一般性的会议，可用于任何场合。

rally：指大规模的群众性政治集会。

council：在国际上多指由各国代表参加的政治会议，或常设的政治机构。在国内、地方上，此词多指常设的政务领导机构，如市政委员会等。

session：一般指议会等召开的正式会议。

convention：侧重指某一政党或团体为某一特殊目的而召开的会议；也可指学术团体的年会。

gathering：指两人以上的聚会或集会，强调非正式性。

词组搭配

news-gathering

新闻采集

考试真题

Talking about an important gathering on Tuesday.

The sea slugs are so good at gathering energy from the sun that they can live up to nine months without having to eat any food.

Why is it even interested in all those out-of-printlibrary books, most of which have been gathering dust on forgotten shelves for decades?

Greene said at a recent gathering at the Aspen Institute.

"The protection and improvement of the human environment is a major issue which affects the well-being of peoples and economic development throughout the world," read the final declaration from this gathering, the first of a sequence which would lead to t

Gathering your resources to "try hard" requires burning energy in order to overcome your currently low arousal level.

On the one hand, the drive to share is gathering official steam.

Chimps will cooperate in certain ways, like gathering in war parties to protect their territory.

Designers have also created informal gathering places, and upgraded employees' access to heavily trafficked areas such as copy and coffee rooms.

Life for ancient people seemed to center on hunting and gathering wild foods for meals.

Minutes after the last movie ended yesterday at the plaza theater, employees were busy sweeping up popcorns and gathering coke cups.

I was addressing a small gathering in a suburban Virginia living room—a women group that had invited men to join them.

实用场景例句

methods of information gathering: 信息采集的各种方法

a gathering of religious leaders: 宗教领袖的集会

a social/family gathering: 社交 / 家庭聚会

The lighthouse beam was quite distinct in the gathering dusk.: 灯塔的光束在渐浓的暮色中清晰可见。

...the twenty-second annual gathering of the South Pacific Forum.: 第22届南太平洋论坛年会

Evans'body type is better suited match up against shooting guards and small forwards.: 埃文斯的体型更适合防得分后卫和小前锋.

The clouds are gathering together and it's going to rain.: 云在聚集,天要下雨了.

The movement is gathering force.: 这场运动的声势正在逐渐增大.

We had a grand social gathering last Sunday.: 上星期天,我们举行了一次社交界的盛会.

He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.: 他请怀特先生在集会上讲话.

He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.: 他正忙于为他的小说收集资料.

Dark clouds are gathering.: 乌云密布.

Reporters outnumbered guests at the political gathering.: 在那次政治性集会上,记者的数量超过了来宾.

The crowd is gathering.: 人群正在聚集.

Primitive tribes lived by fishing, hunting and gathering.: 原始部落靠渔猎采集为生.

The clouds are gathering.: 云在聚集.

Dark clouds were gathering in the skies over Europe. War was soon to break out.: 欧洲上空乌云密布, 战争即将爆发.

Gathering up his scattered papers, he pushed them into his case.: 他把散乱的文件收拾起来, 塞进文件夹里.

The seniors are planning to have a gathering.: 这些毕业班学生计划聚会一次.

In the gathering gloom it was difficult to see anything distinctly.: 在越来越暗的情况下,什么东西都看不清.

Gathering up all his courage, he turned to face the enemy.: 他鼓足勇气, 转身面对敌人.

They are gathering flowers for the festival.: 他们正在采集节日用花.

The job involves gathering and analysing data.: 这项工作包括搜集和分析资料。

There were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead.: 不祥的阴霾在头顶上汇聚。

The storm clouds of revolution were gathering.: 乌云滚滚，山雨欲来，革命即将爆发。

The gathering storm had made the day even darker than was usual at this hour.: 即将到来的暴风雨使得天空看起来比平时这个时候更昏暗。

The auguries of death are fast gathering round his head.: 死亡凶兆迅速地在他脑海中盘旋。

Royalty and government leaders from all around the world are gathering in Japan.: 世界各国的王室成员和政府首脑齐聚日本。

She was gathering up her courage to approach him when he called to her.: 他叫她的时候，她正在鼓足勇气走近他。

词态变化

复数: gatherings;

英文词源

gathering (n.): mid-12c., gadering, "an assembly of people, act of coming together," from late Old English gaderung "a gathering together, union, collection, assembly," verbal noun from gather (v.).

双语例句

1. The lighthouse beam was quite distinct in the gathering dusk.: 灯塔的光束在渐浓的暮色中清晰可见。

2. The auguries of death are fast gathering round his head.: 死亡凶兆迅速地在他脑海中盘旋。

3. Dr Ryan travelled the world gathering material for his book.: 瑞安博士周游世界为他的书搜集资料。

4. Many of the machines are gathering dust in basements.: 许多机器尘封在地下室里。

5. Among the speakers at the gathering was Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady.: 与会的发言人中有财政部长尼古拉斯·布莱迪。