- [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。
Extra ExamplesWe'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
- …
- attend
- go to
- have
- …
- take place
- gathering of
- a gathering of the clan/clans
- [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