Word · Frequency #4369
cluster
簇；群；组
A group of similar things, people, or animals that are close together.
- 1.
A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.
一群或一组相互靠近的独立物体。
- 2.
a grouping of a number of similar things
一组相似事物的聚集
- 3.
A number of individuals (animals or people) collected in one place or grouped together; a crowd, a mob, a swarm.
聚集在一起的一群个体(动物或人)；人群、乌合之众、一大群。
一群或一组相互靠近的独立物体。；一组相似事物的聚集；聚集在一起的一群个体(动物或人)；人群、乌合之众、一大群。；串；丛
In use
A cluster of stars appeared in the sky.
The plant has a cluster of small flowers.
The houses were built close together in a cluster.
a cluster of admirers
a cluster of [plural noun]
表示一组相似的事物聚集在一起。
A cluster of stars shone in the sky.
一簇星星在天空中闪耀。
in a cluster
表示以聚集的方式。
The students sat in a cluster around the teacher.
学生们围坐在老师周围。
form a cluster
表示构成一个群体。
Connections
Collocations
- a cluster of trees
- 一丛树木
- We had a picnic under a cluster of trees.我们在树丛下野餐。
- a cluster of houses
- 一片房屋
- A cluster of houses appeared in the valley.山谷中出现了一片房屋。
- a cluster of grapes
- 一串葡萄
- He took a cluster of grapes from the bowl.他从碗里拿了一串葡萄。
- a cluster of islands
- 一群岛屿
- The boat sailed past a cluster of islands.船驶过一群岛屿。
- star cluster
- 星团
- The telescope revealed a distant star cluster.望远镜揭示了一个遥远的星团。
- cluster analysis
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一串葡萄：许多小颗粒紧紧挤在一起，形成一簇，这就是cluster（簇，群）。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：everyday descriptions、scientific/academic writing 作名词表示“簇、群、组”时通常属于中性常用词，日常口语和书面语中都比较常见；在科技或学术类文本中常用来指星团、数据点等。没有明显的正式或非正式限制。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常与介词of连用
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 cluster 重读音节都是 /ʌstɚ/，因此押韵。注意：monster, master, foster 等词看起来相似，但元音不同，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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