| 单词 | huddle |
| 释义 | huddle (once / 742 pages) nv In a football game, a huddle is a quick conference before a play. Huddle can also be a dense and disorganized crowd, like a group of people standing under an awning waiting for the rain to pass. As a verb huddle means to draw people together or to crouch low or curl up. The word comes from the late 16th century, when it meant “to conceal.” That makes sense. When a burglar comes into your home, you might huddle in the closet so he'll leave without harming you. When your mom comes to see if you’re sleeping, you might huddle under your blankets with your flashlight so she won’t know you’re still up reading. WORD FAMILYhuddle: huddled, huddler, huddles, huddling USAGE EXAMPLESThe quarterback climbed to his feet and limped back to the huddle. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Tyler Higbee heard the play call in the huddle and sensed opportunity. Los Angeles Times(Jan 01, 2017) The Iraqi commanders in Sada huddled with the Americans for a few minutes on Friday, and after the third air strike piled into their vehicles. Reuters(Dec 31, 2016) 1n a disorganized and densely packed crowd a huddle of frightened women Hyper crowd a large number of things or people considered together 2n (informal) a quick private conference Syn|Hyper powwow conference, group discussion a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic 3v crowd or draw together let's huddle together--it's cold! Syn|Hyper huddle together clump, cluster, constellate, flock come together as in a cluster or flock 4v crouch or curl up They huddled outside in the rain Syn|Hyper cower bend, bow, crouch, stoop bend one's back forward from the waist on down |
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