gathering

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Clothesgatheringgath‧er‧ing /ˈɡæðərɪŋ/ noun [countable] 1 MEETa meeting of a group of people a select gathering of 20 or 30 people2 → intelligence/information etc gathering3 DCCa fold or group of folds in clothExamples from the Corpusgathering• So any gathering may seem suspicious to the police.• They announced their engagement at a family gathering in Vermont.• Meanwhile I was to be foisted on my reluctant Aunt Harriet, whom I had only previously met at family gatherings.• He wanted to set up seventy-five gatherings a year!• The Museum hosted a large gathering of people associated with 627.• a large gathering of war veterans• It was quite a small gathering but the speeches were excellent.• Soon afterwards, the gathering broke up and the guests took their leave.• And villagers walking past gave the gathering a wide berth, and spat in disgust with disparaging comments.• There was one last entity present at this gathering, but he was of ethereal stock and invisible to the naked eye.

单词	gathering
释义	gathering From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Clothesgatheringgath‧er‧ing /ˈɡæðərɪŋ/ ●○○ noun [countable] 1 MEETa meeting of a group of people a select gathering of 20 or 30 people2 → intelligence/information etc gathering3 DCCa fold or group of folds in clothExamples from the Corpusgathering• So any gathering may seem suspicious to the police.• They announced their engagement at a family gathering in Vermont.• Meanwhile I was to be foisted on my reluctant Aunt Harriet, whom I had only previously met at family gatherings.• He wanted to set up seventy-five gatherings a year!• The Museum hosted a large gathering of people associated with 627.• a large gathering of war veterans• It was quite a small gathering but the speeches were excellent.• Soon afterwards, the gathering broke up and the guests took their leave.• And villagers walking past gave the gathering a wide berth, and spat in disgust with disparaging comments.• There was one last entity present at this gathering, but he was of ethereal stock and invisible to the naked eye.
随便看	turn the page turn the problem etc over to turn the radio off turn the radio on turn the responsibility etc over to turn the sound down turn the sound down/up turn the sound up turn the spotlight on turn the tables turn the tables (on somebody) turn the tables on turn the tap etc turn the volume down turn the volume up turn the volume up/down turn to turn to crime etc turn to do turn to do turn to do something turn to drink etc turn to drink/crime/drugs etc turn to drugs etc turn to etc