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a gathering of + plural noun
表示一群人或物的集合。
There was a large gathering of people in the square.
广场上聚集了一大群人。
聚会；集会
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聚会；集会
A meeting or social get-together; a party or social function.
There was a large gathering of people in the square.
广场上聚集了一大群人。
聚会；集会。
A meeting or get-together; a party or social function.
一群人在一个地方聚集
a group of persons together in one place
一群人；一组事物。
A group of people or things.
聚会的社交行为
the social act of assembling
There was a large gathering of people in the town square to celebrate the festival.
城镇广场上有一大群人聚集庆祝节日。
The family gathering at Thanksgiving included relatives from all over the country.
感恩节的家庭聚会包括了来自全国各地的亲戚。
A gathering of scientists discussed the latest research findings at the conference.
一群科学家在会议上讨论了最新的研究发现。
表示一群人或物的集合。
There was a large gathering of people in the square.
广场上聚集了一大群人。
指家庭或社交类的聚会。
We had a small family gathering for the holiday.
我们为节日举行了一次小型家庭聚会。
动词常用hold或organize搭配。
The school organized a gathering to welcome new students.
学校组织了一次聚会来欢迎新生。
Not this
I went to gathering yesterday.
Use this
I went to a gathering yesterday.
中文学习者常忘记在可数名词单数前加冠词。'gathering'是可数名词，表示一次具体的聚集活动，前面需要加冠词'a'（或'the'）。
Not this
There were many gathering in the park.
Use this
There were many gatherings in the park.
'gathering'是可数名词，复数形式要加-s。中文没有复数变化，学习者容易忽略英语可数名词的复数标记。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
家庭聚会
We had a big family gathering for the Spring Festival.
春节期间我们举行了一次大型家庭聚会。
社交聚会
The conference ended with a social gathering in the hotel lobby.
会议以在酒店大堂举行的社交聚会结束。
大型集会
Police were deployed to manage the large gathering in the square.
警方被部署到广场管理大型集会。
非正式聚会
It was just an informal gathering of close friends.
那只是亲密朋友间的非正式聚会。
年度聚会
The alumni association holds an annual gathering every December.
校友会每年十二月举行年度聚会。
专家集会
A gathering of experts discussed climate change solutions.
一次专家集会讨论了气候变化解决方案。
乌云密布（喻指危机或麻烦即将来临）
Gathering clouds on the economic horizon suggest a recession may be coming.
经济地平线上乌云密布，暗示经济衰退可能即将来临。
暴风雨将至（喻指冲突或危机即将爆发）
The political situation is a gathering storm that could lead to civil unrest.
政治局势犹如暴风雨将至，可能导致内乱。
积灰（喻指被闲置或忽视）
Old books gathering dust on the shelf may still contain valuable knowledge.
书架上积灰的旧书可能仍包含宝贵的知识。
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Gathering音似'盖得令'，想象一群人盖印章领命令，聚集在一起。
中性；常用于家庭聚会、社交集会、会议等场合。注意：该词作为名词时通常指一群人聚集在一起，可正式也可非正式，但多用于非正式或半正式场合。
常用搭配 gathering of，表示…的聚集。
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