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be gregarious
用于描述某人的性格特点，作表语。
She is very gregarious and loves meeting new people.
她非常爱交际，喜欢结识新朋友。
爱交际的；合群的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
爱交际的；合群的
sociable; enjoying the company of others
She is very gregarious and loves meeting new people.
她非常爱交际，喜欢结识新朋友。
用于人
喜欢人群和社交的人
Who enjoys being in crowds and socializing.
(动物)成群结队行动的
Of animals that travel in herds or packs.
(植物)在开阔的集群中生长；不纠缠在一起的
Growing in open clusters or colonies; not matted together.
与兽群或人群相关的
Pertaining to a flock or crowd.
Lily is gregarious and enjoys talking with strangers at social events.
莉莉很爱交际，喜欢在社交场合和陌生人交谈。
People who are gregarious tend to feel energized after spending time with others.
爱交际的人在与人相处后往往感到精力充沛。
The new student is a gregarious boy who quickly joined every club at school.
那个新来的学生是个合群的男孩，很快就加入了学校的每个社团。
用于描述某人的性格特点，作表语。
She is very gregarious and loves meeting new people.
她非常爱交际，喜欢结识新朋友。
此义项用于动物，指同种动物群居的习性。
Gregarious animals often live in large herds.
群居动物通常大群地生活在一起。
强调性格天生如此，常用于人。
He is gregarious by nature and enjoys social gatherings.
他天生合群，喜欢参加社交聚会。
Not this
He is a gregarious.
Use this
He is gregarious.
gregarious 是形容词，不能加冠词 a 当作名词使用；系动词后应直接接形容词作表语，所以去掉 a 即可。
Not this
The meeting was gregarious.
Use this
The attendees were gregarious.
gregarious 意为“爱交际的、合群的”，用于形容人或动物，不能修饰 meeting 这类无生命名词；应改为形容参与者，并相应把 was 改为 were。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
爱交际的人
She is a gregarious person who enjoys talking to strangers.
她是个爱交际的人，喜欢和陌生人交谈。
天生合群
He is gregarious by nature and thrives at parties.
他天生合群，在聚会上如鱼得水。
群居物种
The penguin is a gregarious species that breeds in large colonies.
企鹅是群居物种，成群繁殖。
群居行为
Their gregarious behavior helps them stay safe from predators.
它们的群居行为帮助它们躲避捕食者。
丛生植物
This gregarious plant grows in dense clumps.
这种丛生植物成丛密集生长。
Use gregarious naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
拼写里的 greg 像 group，想象一群人聚在一起——合群、爱社交；动物成群、植物成簇也用这个词。
语域：mixed 常见场景：describing a person's sociable personality、zoology: animals living in groups、botany: plants growing in clusters gregarious 的含义随语境变化：形容人时通常表示“爱交际的、合群的”，比较常见于日常描述和一般书面语；在动物行为或生物学语境中多指“群居的”；在植物学语境中则指“丛生的、簇生的”。整体属于中性偏正式用词，具体意思需根据上下文判断。
形容人时指爱交际、合群；形容动物时指群居的；形容植物时指丛生的。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.