congregating
present participle ofcongregate
| 单词 | congregating |
| 释义 | congregating present participle ofcongregate congregate verb[I] uk/ˈkɒŋ.ɡrɪ.ɡeɪt/us/ˈkɑːŋ.ɡrə.ɡeɪt/to come together in alargegroupofpeopleoranimals: Acrowdcongregatedaroundtheentranceto thetheatre,hopingtocatchaglimpseof thestarsof the show. Forming groups (of people)
Examplesofcongregatingcongregating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Congregatingagents are expected to be individually rational, by maximizing their local long-term utility. From theCambridge English Corpus We must reduce, then, the notion of body to a mere accretion of energetic elements the unity of which would be the atom, a center of force withcongregatingproperties. From theCambridge English Corpus What conceivable opposition can there be to giving police the power to confiscate drink from youngsters under the age of 18congregatingin public places? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That, as time goes on, will mean that we shall find the better teacherscongregatingin the centre. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Rubbish is dumped inside, leading to rats, mice, bugs and fliescongregatingthere. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He mentioned the difficulty aboutcongregatingpeople together. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In my constituency, where we have the problem of youthscongregatingand intimidating local residents, no police officers are available to do that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If people arecongregatingat the same narrow spot, we must try to get them to visit other places. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The problem is most serious with peoplecongregatingcontinuously at known points, and that obviously occurs when they are at work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Many tenants of council estates fear thecongregatinggangs of young people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In my opinion, the inspectors, rather thancongregatingin offices attempting to license premises, must be out in the field inspecting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Elderly people feel trapped in their homes because the street corner has become a place not just forcongregating, but for drinking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Local shopkeepers tell me that the excessive numbers of youthscongregatingin the precinct frighten away their customers, many of whom are elderly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Far too many of them arecongregatingin towns where they will find it extremely difficult to find useful employment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Will fishcongregatingnear the barrage be protected? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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