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congregate + in/at/on [place]
congregate 是不及物动词，不能直接接宾语。
Thousands of fans congregated in the square to watch the concert.
成千上万的粉丝聚集在广场上看演唱会。
聚集；集合
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
聚集；集合
come together, usually for a purpose
Thousands of fans congregated in the square to watch the concert.
成千上万的粉丝聚集在广场上看演唱会。
集合；聚集；使聚集到一起。
To collect into an assembly or assemblage; to bring into one place, or into a united body.
聚集；集合；会合。
To come together; to assemble; to meet.
congregate
Base
原形
congregates
3rd person
第三人称单数
congregating
-ing
现在分词
congregated
Past
过去式
congregated
Past participle
过去分词
Every Sunday, the community congregates in the town square.
每周日，社区的人们聚集在镇广场。
The students congregated in the hall to hear the announcement.
学生们聚集在大厅里听通知。
They have congregated to discuss the new plan.
他们已经聚集起来讨论新计划。
指人们为某个目的聚集在一起。
Every morning, the students congregate in the hall for a brief meeting.
每天早晨，学生们聚集在大厅里开个短会。
Fans congregated outside the stadium to catch a glimpse of the players.
球迷们聚集在体育场外，想一睹球员的风采。
Birds often congregate on the wires before sunset.
日落前，鸟儿常常聚集在电线上。
congregate 是不及物动词，不能直接接宾语。
Thousands of fans congregated in the square to watch the concert.
成千上万的粉丝聚集在广场上看演唱会。
around 后接人、物或场所。
The crowd congregated around the injured man.
人群聚集在受伤男子周围。
后接不定式表示聚集的目的。
They congregated to hear the president's announcement.
他们聚集起来听总统的公告。
Not this
Thousands of people congregated the square to celebrate the victory.
Use this
Thousands of people congregated in the square to celebrate the victory.
表示‘聚集到某处’时，congregate 是不及物动词，地点不能直接作宾语，须用 in/at 等介词引出。加 in 后，句子成分正确。
Not this
The students aggregated in the gym for the morning assembly.
Use this
The students congregated in the gym for the morning assembly.
aggregate 作动词常表示‘聚合、总计’，用于数据或物质，不用于人自动聚集；表示人/动物为某种目的聚到一起，应用 congregate。替换后搭配更自然。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
人群聚集
Large crowds congregate at the festival every year.
每年都有大批人群聚集在节日活动上。
聚集在……周围
The children congregated around the teacher.
孩子们聚集在老师周围。
大量聚集
Birds congregate in large numbers before migrating.
鸟类在迁徙前会大量聚集。
聚集在街头
Protesters congregated in the streets of the capital.
抗议者聚集在首都街头。
为共同的事业聚集
Activists congregate for a common cause at the annual rally.
活动人士每年在集会上为共同的事业聚集。
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联想（非词源）：con 想成‘共同’，gregate 谐音‘个来个’，众人一个个来，聚成一群。
语域：neutral 常见场景：news reports、official announcements、speeches 该词作动词时表示“聚集、集合”，通常用于新闻报道、官方公告和演讲等较为正式或半正式的语境中，日常口语中也可使用，但整体偏向中性偏正式。
注意：congregate 的重音在第一个音节，结尾 -gate 读作 /ɡreɪt/。下面这些词都有相同的拼写片段 -gate 或 -ate，末尾也读 /ɡreɪt/ 或 /eɪt/，但重音位置和前面的元音不同，因此在本组中没有一个与 congregate 完全押韵。特别是 aggregate /ˈæɡrɪɡeɪt/、segregate /ˈseɡrɪɡeɪt/、integrate /ˈɪntɪɡreɪt/、delegate /ˈdelɪɡeɪt/ 的 -gate 都读 /ɡreɪt/，但不要把它们当作押韵词。还要小心 delegate 作名词时读 /ˈdelɪɡət/，末尾是 /ət/，和动词读音不同。
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