congregation

英 [ˌkɒŋɡrɪ'ɡeɪʃn] 美 [ˌkɑːŋɡrɪ'ɡeɪʃn]

• n. 教堂会众；人群；（物）群；集合

英英释义

Noun:

1. a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church

2. an assemblage of people or animals or things collected together;

   "a congregation of children pleaded for his autograph"
   "a great congregation of birds flew over"
   

3. the act of congregating

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The congregation in the church knelt in prayer.
   教堂的会众跪下来祈祷。
2. Bells tolled the congregation to church.
   钟声召唤会众去教堂。
3. The congregation of sightseers increases in the summer.
   夏季，旅游观光的人增加了。
4. A great congregation of birds flew overhead.
   一大群鸟从头上飞过。
5. The congregation was belting out hymns, but I felt strangely detached.
   集合是出自赞美诗制带的材料，但是我觉得奇妙超然。

经典引文

• A foul and pestilent congregation of vapours.

  出自：Hamlet , Shakespeare

• The..outlaws seemed to be nothing more than a congregation of country bumpkins.

  出自： O. Henry

• A congregation of black snakes..convoluted in their mating ceremonies.

  出自： J. S. Huxley

近反义词

【近义词】

• assembly 集会
• faithful 忠诚的
• audience 听众
• flock 一群
• gathering 集会
• crowd 人群
• throng 人群
• host 主人
• mass 大量
• theater 剧场
• collection 收集
• house 房屋
• union 结合
• convention 大会
• fellowship 友谊
• parish 教区
• multitude 大量
• fold 包
• congregating 动词congregate...

【反义词】

• segregation 隔离