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gathering

noun
 
🔊/ˈɡæðərɪŋ/
🔊/ˈɡæðərɪŋ/
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  1.  
    [countable] a meeting of people for a particular purpose聚集；聚会；集会
    • a social/family gathering社交／家庭聚会
    • He was asked to speak at a gathering of religious leaders.他获邀在宗教领袖的集会上讲话。
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    • We're having a small family gathering to mark our wedding anniversary.为庆祝结婚周年纪念日，我们将举行一个小型的家庭聚会。
    • In some cultures, women are not allowed to attend public gatherings.在某些文化中，妇女不得参加公共集会。
    • The president addressed a gathering of local government officials.总统在当地政府官员的一次集会上演讲。
    • We all go to my parents' at Christmas for the annual gathering of the clan.我们圣诞节都要到我父母家参加一年一度的家族聚会。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • large
    • small
    • …
    verb + gathering
    • attend
    • go to
    • have
    • …
    gathering + verb
    • take place
    preposition
    • gathering of
    phrases
    • a gathering of the clan/​clans
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  2.  
    [uncountable] the process of collecting something收集；采集；搜集
    • methods of information gathering信息采集的各种方法
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • information
    • intelligence
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