cluster

英 ['klʌstə] 美['klʌstɚ]
  • n. 群;簇;丛;串
  • vi. 群聚;丛生
  • vt. 使聚集;聚集在某人的周围
  • n. (Cluster)人名;(英)克拉斯特

词态变化


复数: clusters;第三人称单数: clusters;过去式: clustered;过去分词: clustered;现在分词: clustering;

中文词源


cluster 丛,簇

词源同clod,clot.即大块形状。

英文词源


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.

双语例句


1. Chinese waiters stood in a cluster, sharing a private joke.
华人服务生们站在一起,讲着只有他们自己才懂的笑话。

来自柯林斯例句

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

来自柯林斯例句

3. A cluster of vultures crouched on the carcass of a dead buffalo.
一群秃鹫蹲伏在一具野牛的尸体上。

来自柯林斯例句

4. a cluster of stars
星团

来自《权威词典》

5. She held a cluster of flowers in her arms.
她抱着一束鲜花.

来自《简明英汉词典》