huddle

verb

1. （通常因寒冷或害怕）挤在一起
   to gather closely together, usually because of cold or fear
   1. We huddled together for warmth.
      我们挤在一块取暖。
   2. They all huddled around the fire.
      他们都聚集在火堆周围。
2. （通常因寒冷或害怕）蜷缩，缩成一团
   to hold your arms and legs close to your body, usually because you are cold or frightened
   1. I huddled under a blanket on the floor.
      我在地板上盖着毯子缩成一团。

noun

1. （尤指杂乱地）挤在一起的人（或物品、建筑）
   a small group of people, objects or buildings that are close together, especially when they are not in any particular order
   1. People stood around in huddles.
      人们三五成群地到处聚集着。
   2. The track led them to a huddle of outbuildings.
      那条小路把他们带到了一片杂乱拥挤的附属建筑群。
2. 队员靠拢（磋商战术）
   a time when the players gather round to hear the plan for the next part of the game

1. VERB （通常因寒冷或恐惧而）蜷缩，缩成一团
   If you huddle somewhere, you sit, stand, or lie there holding your arms and legs close to your body, usually because you are cold or frightened.
   1. She huddled inside the porch as she rang the bell...
      她按门铃时身子在门廊里缩成一团。
   2. Myrtle sat huddled on the side of the bed, weeping.
      默特尔缩着身子坐在床边哭泣。
2. VERB （通常因寒冷或恐惧而）聚在一起，挤成一团
   If people huddle together or huddle round something, they stand, sit, or lie close to each other, usually because they all feel cold or frightened.
   1. Tired and lost, we huddled together...
      我们疲惫不堪，又迷了路，于是大家都挤在一起。
   2. ...strangers huddling together for warmth...
      挤作一团取暖的陌生人
   3. Hundreds of people huddled around a single transistor radio listening to the announcement...
      数百人挤在一台晶体管收音机周围收听公告。
   4. The survivors spent the night huddled around bonfires.
      幸存者围聚着篝火过了夜。
3. V-RECIP （私下）开会;(暗中)碰头
   If people huddle in a group, they gather together to discuss something quietly or secretly.
   1. Off to one side, Sticht, Macomber, Jordan, and Kreps huddled to discuss something...
      施蒂希特、麦康伯、乔丹和克雷普斯走到一旁私下商量着什么。
   2. The president has been huddling with his most senior aides...
      总统一直在和最高层助理开私下碰头会。
   3. Mrs Clinton was huddled with advisers at her headquarters.
      克林顿夫人和顾问聚在总部秘谈。
4. N-COUNT 拥挤的一群;杂乱的一堆
   A huddle is a small group of people or things that are standing very close together or lying on top of each other, usually in a disorganized way.
   1. We lay there: a huddle of bodies, gasping for air...
      我们横七竖八地挤作一团躺在那里，大口喘着气。
   2. Les kept seeing Eric and Tam in a huddle and he knew they were talking about him.
      莱斯总是看到埃里克和塔姆凑在一起，他知道他们是在谈论自己。
   3. ...the huddle of dark houses on the other side of the reservoir.
      水库另一边那一片杂乱无序的黑魆魆的房子

1. I remembered a huddle of stone buildings with blind walls.
   我记得一片没有窗户的石头建筑。
2. She huddled inside the porch as she rang the bell
   她按门铃时身子在门廊里缩成一团。
3. Myrtle sat huddled on the side of the bed, weeping.
   默特尔缩着身子坐在床边哭泣。
4. Tired and lost, we huddled together
   我们疲惫不堪，又迷了路，于是大家都挤在一起。
5. Hundreds of people huddled around a single transistor radio listening to the announcement
   数百人挤在一台晶体管收音机周围收听公告。
6. The survivors spent the night huddled around bonfires.
   幸存者围聚着篝火过了夜。
7. Off to one side, Sticht, Macomber, Jordan, and Kreps huddled to discuss something
   施蒂希特、麦康伯、乔丹和克雷普斯走到一旁私下商量着什么。
8. The president has been huddling with his most senior aides
   总统一直在和最高层助理开私下碰头会。
9. Mrs Clinton was huddled with advisers at her headquarters.
   克林顿夫人和顾问聚在总部秘谈。
10. We lay there: a huddle of bodies, gasping for air
    我们横七竖八地挤作一团躺在那里，大口喘着气。
11. Les kept seeing Eric and Tam in a huddle and he knew they were talking about him.
    莱斯总是看到埃里克和塔姆凑在一起，他知道他们是在谈论自己。
12. Between plays the coach was talking to the offense in the huddle.
    中场时，这位教练对围拢一圈的进攻队员进行战术指导。
13. The house is very small and cannot huddle all of us.
    房子太小了，挤不下我们所有的人。
14. It is very cold outside, you'd better huddle the little cats.
    外面很冷，你最好把小猫都聚在一起。
15. Don't huddle all the boxes into one cupboard.
    不要把所有这些盒子都塞在一个小橱里。
16. You cannot huddle all the dogs, they will bit each other.
    不要把所有的狗都放在一起，它们会互相咬的。
17. The two countries huddle up a treaty.
    这两个国家草草地签订了一份合同。
18. But they skip the most critical meeting of all: the daily huddle.
    但他们却忽视了最关键的一种会议：日常碰头会。
19. The feeling of cleanliness makes you comfortable to huddle up or to get close with anyone.
    清洁的感觉可以让你舒服地缩成一团，和接近任何一个人。
20. A huddle forms when hundreds, even thousands, of males crowd together.
    当成百上千只雄帝企鹅挤在一起时就形成了一个大团。
21. We all huddle round the fire.
    我们都挤在炉火周围。
22. So they can huddle together inside.
    所以他们可以一起挤在屋子里。
23. Tom is cold so he huddle up against the radiator.
    汤姆感到冷，所以他挨著散热器把身子缩成一团。
24. They'd huddle in the big cities, where there's still an unemployment problem.
    他们一定都会挤在大城市里，那里已经存在着失业问题啦。
25. The committee went into a huddle and later declared their decision.
    委员会召开了秘密会议，会后宣布了决议。
26. Notice how the piglets huddle together, this is a natural form of behaviour.
    也注意一下小猪是怎么聚集到一起的，这是它们自然习性表现的一种方式。
27. They flopped down in a huddle.
    他们猛然挤作一团倒下。
28. All we did was huddle together for warmth.
    我们所做的，就是挤缩在一起保暖。
29. We huddle, trembling, behind our walls.
    我们就躲在城墙后面，挤成一堆，发抖。
30. Phoebe: Okay. Oooh! Oh, this is our last huddle, yeah.
    这是最后一次临场会议了。

n.

get/go into a huddle (with sb)

• 凑近（某人）说悄悄话；交头接耳
  to move close to sb so that you can talk about sth without other people hearing

noun

1. (informal) a quick private conference

   Synonym:    powwow

2. a disorganized and densely packed crowd
   1. a huddle of frightened women

verb

1. crowd or draw together
   1. let's huddle together--it's cold!

   Synonym:    huddle together

2. crouch or curl up
   1. They huddled outside in the rain

   Synonym:    cower