| 单词 | cluster |
| 释义 | cluster —clusteringly, adv. —clustery, adj. /klus"teuhr/, n. 1. a number of things of the same kind, growing or held together; a bunch: a cluster of grapes. 2. a group of things or persons close together: There was a cluster of tourists at the gate. 3. U.S. Army. a small metal design placed on a ribbon representing an awarded medal to indicate that the same medal has been awarded again: oak-leaf cluster. 4. Phonet. a succession of two or more contiguous consonants in an utterance, as the str- cluster of strap. 5. Astron. a group of neighboring stars, held together by mutual gravitation, that have essentially the same age and composition and thus supposedly a common origin. Cf. globular cluster, open cluster, stellar association. v.t. 6. to gather into a cluster or clusters. 7. to furnish or cover with clusters. v.i. 8. to form a cluster or clusters: The people clustered around to watch. [bef. 900; ME; OE cluster, clyster bunch; c. LG kluster] Syn. 8. group, gather, throng, crowd, bunch. |
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