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小词详解 | huddle
huddle 英 [ˈhʌdl] 美 [ˈhʌdl]
A group of 15 seniors, some in their 80s, clad in sportswear, huddle around their fitness coach.
15名身穿运动服的老人家围在他们的健身教练旁,有些人已经八十多岁了。
——《经济学人》Step outside any bar or restaurant, nip around the back of a conference room at coffee time, and you’ll see them: a bitter huddle of smarter-than-thou smokers, shooting down society’s sacred cows.
随便走出一家酒吧或餐馆,或者在茶叙时间去一下会议室后面,你就能看见他们:一小撮愤愤不平,自以为比别人都聪明的烟民,抨击着社会上不可轻易批评的事物。
——《纽约时报》
[动词] 挤在一起;紧紧依偎
我们是患难朋友。我们曾挤在一块取暖。
We are companions in adversity. We once huddled together for warmth.她蜷缩在床上,温暖又舒适,享受着暴风雨前的宁静。
She huddled (up) in bed, all snug and warm, and enjoyed the lull before the storm.
他们横七竖八地挤作一团躺在那里,大口喘着气。
They lay there: a huddle of bodies, gasping for air.
他那些靠不住的朋友们走到一旁私下商量着什么。
Off to one side, his fickle friends huddled to discuss something.
他怒不可遏,胡乱穿上衣服赶到办公室。
Furious, he huddled on his clothes and hurried to his office.
Along the aisle between the tables he walked, and he spotted the three Malfoys, huddled together as though unsure whether or not they were supposed to be there, but nobody was paying them any attention.
哈利走在桌子之间的通道里,看见马尔福一家三口搂作一团,似乎不知道他们是不是应该待在那里,但没有一个人注意他们。
throng: (of a crowd) fill or be present in (a place or area) flock: congregate or mass in a flock or large group cluster: be or come into a cluster or close group; congregate