单词	huddle
释义	huddle1 verbhuddle2 noun huddlehud‧dle1 /ˈhʌdl/ ●○○ verb Word Origin WORD ORIGINhuddle1 Origin: 1500-1600 Perhaps from Low German hudeln ‘to crowd together’ Verb Table VERB TABLE huddle Simple Form Present I, you, we, they huddle he, she, it huddles Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they huddled Present perfect I, you, we, they have huddled he, she, it has huddled Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had huddled Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will huddle Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have huddled Continuous Form Present I am huddling he, she, it is huddling you, we, they are huddling Past I, he, she, it was huddling you, we, they were huddling Present perfect I, you, we, they have been huddling he, she, it has been huddling Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been huddling Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be huddling Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been huddling Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES A group of beggars were huddling in the shop entrance to keep dry. Homeless men huddled beneath flimsy blankets on the sidewalk. The room didn't have any heating, and we had to huddle together for warmth. This week, the union's executive board huddled to discuss how to keep workers from competing against each other. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Even worse, during storms animals tend to huddle together, which creates even longer step potential loops. He sat huddled, looking pathetic and sorry for himself, and he would not smile. Last night families were huddled in fields fearing further tremors. Mum was still huddled under the blanket. Quietly they huddled together on the cobbles of the drive. The Springboks team, led by Joost van der Westhuizen, huddled together and prayed. They smoke between classes and after lunch, much like their adult counterparts who huddle outside office buildings for smoke breaks. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorwhen people come together to form a group► form a group/get into a group to stand or sit close together in order to make a group so that you can do something together: · We formed groups, and discussed the text together.· Several people formed a group round the speaker.form/get into groups of three/four etc: · Get into groups of three for this exercise. ► group to stand or sit close together so that you form a group: group around/behind/outside etc: · Students grouped around the notice board to read their exam results.group together: · Julia sat down at the piano, and the others grouped together to sing. ► assemble if a group of people assemble , they come together in one place, especially to talk about something or to plan something together: · I looked down onto the square, where a large crowd had assembled.assemble opposite/outside/in front of etc: · A large crowd had assembled opposite the American embassy.· A group of angry parents had assembled outside the head teacher's office. ► huddle to form a group by moving very close to each other, especially in order to keep warm, feel safer etc: · A group of beggars were huddling in the shop entrance to keep dry.huddle together: · The room didn't have any heating, and we had to huddle together for warmth. ► cluster to form a small group by moving very close to each other in order to look at something, talk to someone etc: · Children had clustered outside the shop window to look at the toys on display.cluster together: · The nurses were clustered together in the corridor, giggling about something. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► around · The inhabitants huddle around huge log fires in timber halls protected by massive stockades.· Four family members were found huddled around the bathtub; three other victims were discovered in the bedroom.· Grannies make their mark Women huddle around blackboards on windy Andean hillsides. ► together · The Springboks team, led by Joost van der Westhuizen, huddled together and prayed.· And if the herd is threatened, they will gallop off together or maybe huddle together, touching each other for reassurance.· The old men, terrified, bewildered, huddled together.· A knot of figures were huddled together on the walkway.· They huddle together or hide under a rock.· No-one had noticed that while they huddled together the armour-plating had rusted away.· Sometimes they were in heaps because they had huddled together, and some were scattered all along. ► up · They huddled up close to each other as they walked rather aimlessly towards the heart of the old market. 1[intransitive, transitive] (also huddle together/up) if a group of people huddle together, they stay very close to each other, especially because they are cold or frightened:  We lay huddled together for warmth.huddle around People huddled around the radio, waiting for news.2[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to lie or sit with your arms and legs close to your body because you are cold or frightened:  She huddled under the blankets. The snow blew against his huddled body.3[intransitive] American English to sit or stand with a small group of people in order to discuss something privately:  The executive board huddled to discuss the issue.4[intransitive] if American football players huddle, they gather around one player who tells them the plan for the next part of the game huddle1 verbhuddle2 noun huddlehuddle2 noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS As each question is asked each team goes into a huddle and then writes down its answer. Cops in twos and threes huddle, lightly tap their thighs with night sticks and smile at me with benevolence. Gwendolen loses her composure and huddles in terror. He talks incessantly, in huddles with Jason and his solicitor and junior counsel. Mariucci noted the huddle could look strange with Rudolph standing with the other linemen. Nabers asks the seniors to come up with a cheer to break the huddle. They talked in a close huddle and every so often would both turn round and look at me. With 16 seconds left, and no timeouts remaining, Starr stepped into the huddle for the last call. word sets WORD SETS► American Football down, nounend zone, nounfield goal, nounfootball, noungridiron, nounhalfback, nounhuddle, nounin-bounds, adverblinebacker, nounline of scrimmage, nounpigskin, nounpunt, nounpunt, verbpunter, nounquarterback, nounreceiver, nounsack, verbsafety, nountackle, nountailgate party, nounyardage, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► go · The meeting was chaotic, but at the end Mr Williams went into a huddle with a group of hauliers.· As each question is asked each team goes into a huddle and then writes down its answer.· They had gone into a huddle, obviously discussing their captives. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► get/go into a huddle As each question is asked each team goes into a huddle and then writes down its answer. As with the highly misleading phrase Stavrogin's Confession, critics and commentators behave as if they had got into a huddle. The meeting was chaotic, but at the end Mr Williams went into a huddle with a group of hauliers. They had gone into a huddle, obviously discussing their captives. 1a group of people or things that are close together, but not arranged in any particular order, pattern, or systemhuddle of a huddle of straw huts Huddles of men stood around talking.2a group of players in American football who gather around one player who tells them the plan for the next part of the game3get/go into a huddle to form a small group away from other people in order to discuss something
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