cluster

英 ['kl?st?] 美['kl?st?]
  • n. 群；簇；叢；串
  • vi. 群聚；叢生
  • vt. 使聚集；聚集在某人的周圍
  • n. (Cluster)人名；(英)克拉斯特
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詞態(tài)變化

復(fù)數(shù):?clusters;第三人稱單數(shù):?clusters;過去式:?clustered;過去分詞:?clustered;現(xiàn)在分詞:?clustering;

中文詞源

cluster 叢，簇

詞源同clod,clot.即大塊形狀。

英文詞源

cluster (n.)
Old English clyster "cluster," probably from the same root as clot (n.). Of stars, from 1727. Cluster-bomb attested from 1967.
cluster (v.)
late 14c. (transitive), from cluster (n.). Intransitive sense from 1540s. Related: Clustered; clustering.

雙語例句

1. Chinese waiters stood in a cluster, sharing a private joke.
華人服務(wù)生們站在一起，講著只有他們自己才懂的笑話。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The illustration shows a cluster of five roses coloured apricot orange.
插圖上是一簇杏橙色的玫瑰，一共5朵。

來自柯林斯例句

3. A cluster of vultures crouched on the carcass of a dead buffalo.
一群禿鷲蹲伏在一具野牛的尸體上。

來自柯林斯例句

4. a cluster of stars
星團(tuán)

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

5. She held a cluster of flowers in her arms.
她抱著一束鮮花.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》