gathering
n. 聚集; 集會; 採集; 積累
v. (使)聚集( gather的現在分詞); 集合; 推斷; 瞭解
A gathering is a group of people meeting together for a particular purpose.
...the twenty-second annual gathering of the South Pacific Forum.
第22屆南太平洋論壇年會
If there is gathering darkness, the light is gradually decreasing, usually because it is nearly night.
The lighthouse beam was quite distinct in the gathering dusk.
燈塔的光束在漸濃的暮色中清晰可見。
1. a group of persons together in one place
2. the social act of assembling;
3. the act of gathering something
4. sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
1. accumulating and becoming more intense;
conference, congress, assembly, meeting, rally, council, session, convention, gathering
這些名詞均含有"會,會議"之意。
news-gathering
新聞採集
The clouds are gathering together and it's going to rain.
雲在聚集,天要下雨了.
The movement is gathering force.
這場運動的聲勢正在逐漸增大.
We had a grand social gathering last Sunday.
上星期天,我們舉行了一次社交界的盛會.
He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.
他請懷特先生在集會上講話.
He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.
他正忙於為他的小說收集資料.