cluster
noun[C]
uk/ˈklʌs.tər/us/ˈklʌs.tɚ/[+ sing/pl verb]
agroupofsimilarthings that areclosetogether, sometimessurroundingsomething:
(同类物聚集的)串,丛,束,群Have alookat the clusterofgalaxiesin thisphotograph.看看这张照片上的星系群。
There was a clusteroffansaround him,askingforautographs.一大群崇拜者围着他,找他签名。
phoneticsspecialized
agroupof two or moreconsonantsoundsthat arepronouncedtogether with novowelsoundbetween them:
The /str/ at thebeginningof "stray" is a cluster.“stray”这个单词的前三个字母str组成了一个辅音丛。
The word "glimpsed"endswith theconsonantcluster /mpst/.
Groups and collections of things
- agglomeration
- Aladdin's cave
- anthology
- assemblage
- bank
- bob
- cache
- ensemble
- family
- feast
- generation
- glory box
- grab bag
- package
- pool
- selection
- sheaf
- sheaves
- starter pack
- subgroup
cluster
verb[Iusually+ adv/prep]
uk/ˈklʌs.tər/us/ˈklʌs.tɚ/(of agroupofsimilarthings orpeople) toformagroup, sometimes bysurroundingsomething, or to make something do this:
People clusteredaroundthenoticeboardtoreadtheexamresults.
Thehensclustertogetherat thesightofstrangers, goingquiet.
- They clustered together in thecornerwatchingthenoisyprisonersandtheirvisitors.
- Theresidentsclustered inawkwardgroups,checkingtheirwatches.
- Everyone clustered round them,callinggreetings.
Forming groups (of people)
- alienated
- be ranged against/withsomething/someone
- congregate
- convene
- converge
- corral
- flock
- form
- gather
- get
- get together
- group
- huddle
- incestuousness
- mob
- muster
- range
- roundsomething/someoneup
- throng