英 [ˈkɒŋɡrɪɡeɪt] 美 [ˈkɑːŋɡrɪɡeɪt]
v. 集合，聚集
adj. 集合在一起的
第三人称单数congregates
现在分词congregating
过去式congregated
过去分词congregated
congregate /ˈkɒŋɡrɪˌɡeɪt/ CET6+ TEM4 [ congregating congregated congregates ]
不及物动词 When people congregate, they gather together and form a group. 聚集
Visitors congregated on Sunday afternoons to view public exhibitions.
游客们周日下午聚集起来观看公开展览。
come together, usually for a purpose
The crowds congregated in front of the Vatican on Christmas Eve
brought together into a group or crowd
同义词： accumulated / amassed / assembled / collected / massed
集体的
聚集的
集聚的
... bruise青肿，擦伤 congregate集合 culminate达到顶点；告终 ...
... confederate 同盟者 congregate 使集合 focus 焦点 ...
4.congregate是自发地、出自本能地或随意地、散乱地聚集在一起,多用于人或动物。例如:
congregation 集会；集合；圣会
[植]聚集
[植]聚集
concentrate / collect / mass / crowd / gather round
Young people often congregate in the main square in the evenings.
年轻人傍晚时经常聚集在大广场上。
When it rains, the adults emerge and congregate to mate at temporary ponds.
下雨时，成年企鹅们会出现并聚集在临时出现的水塘里进行交配。
He said: 'I never go to places where crowds congregate.
他说，“我从来都不去人群密集的地方。”
"People tend to congregate and be together and the way the common cold virus is transmitted from one person to another is through handshakes,through sneezing, or coughing on one another."
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Entire towns congregate around sporting arenas to watch members of the community fight each other.
Regardless of the time of year, sun worshippers congregate on the Diller-von Furstenberg Sundeck.
The men congregate in front of Larry Irrizary's garage at Greene and Irving avenues.