huddle

verb

/ˈhʌdl/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they huddle	/ˈhʌdl/ /ˈhʌdl/
he / she / it huddles	/ˈhʌdlz/ /ˈhʌdlz/
past simple huddled	/ˈhʌdld/ /ˈhʌdld/
past participle huddled	/ˈhʌdld/ /ˈhʌdld/
-ing form huddling	/ˈhʌdlɪŋ/ /ˈhʌdlɪŋ/

[intransitive] huddle (up/together) (+ adv./prep.) (of people or animals人或动物) to gather closely together, usually because of cold or fear（通常因寒冷或害怕）挤在一起
- We huddled together for warmth.我们挤在一块取暖。
- They all huddled around the fire.他们都聚集在火堆周围。
- People huddled up close to each other.人们互相紧紧地挤在一起。
[intransitive] huddle (up) (+ adv./prep.) to hold your arms and legs close to your body, usually because you are cold or frightened（通常因寒冷或害怕）蜷缩，缩成一团
- I huddled under a blanket on the floor.我在地板上盖着毯子缩成一团。
- Felipe sat huddled in his chair.费利佩蜷缩在椅子里。
- He slept, huddled in an armchair.他蜷缩在扶手椅里睡着了。
- Karen was huddled against the wall.卡伦蜷缩在墙边。
- She found him huddled in a corner, shaking violently.她发现他蜷缩在角落里，浑身剧烈颤抖。
- She lay huddled under the blankets.她在毯子下面缩作一团。

词源late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘conceal’): perhaps of Low German origin.

noun

/ˈhʌdl/

Idioms

a small group of people, objects or buildings that are close together, especially when they are not in any particular order（尤指杂乱地）挤在一起的人（或物品、建筑）
- People stood around in huddles.人们三五成群地到处聚集着。
- The track led them to a huddle of outbuildings.那条小路把他们带到了一片杂乱拥挤的棚子。
- They stood in a tight huddle, whispering.他们挤在一起窃窃私语。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- little
- small
- tight
- …
verb + huddle
- get into
- go into
- break
- …
preposition
- in a huddle
- huddle of
(especially in American football ) a time when the players gather round to hear the plan for the next part of the game队员靠拢（磋商战术）
- The team went into a huddle at half-time to discuss their tactics.中场休息时队员围成一圈讨论战术。
Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2

词源late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘conceal’): perhaps of Low German origin.

Idioms

get/go into a huddle (with somebody)

to move close to somebody so that you can talk about something without other people hearing凑近（某人）说悄悄话；交头接耳