1. (通常因寒冷或恐懼而)蜷縮,縮成一團 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.
e.g. She huddled inside the porch as she rang the bell... 她按門(mén)鈴時(shí)身子在門(mén)廊里縮成一團。 e.g. Myrtle sat huddled on the side of the bed, weeping. 默特爾縮著(zhù)身子坐在床邊哭泣。
2. (通常因寒冷或恐懼而)聚在一起,擠成一團 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.
e.g. Tired and lost, we huddled together... 我們疲憊不堪,又迷了路,于是大家都擠在一起。 e.g. ...strangers huddling together for warmth... 擠作一團取暖的陌生人
3. (私下)開(kāi)會(huì );(暗中)碰頭 If people huddle in a group, they gather together to discuss something quietly or secretly.
e.g. Off to one side, Sticht, Macomber, Jordan, and Kreps huddled to discuss something... 施蒂希特、麥康伯、喬丹和克雷普斯走到一旁私下商量著(zhù)什么。 e.g. The president has been huddling with his most senior aides... 總統一直在和最高層助理開(kāi)私下碰頭會(huì )。
4. 擁擠的一群;雜亂的一堆 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.
e.g. We lay there: a huddle of bodies, gasping for air... 我們橫七豎八地擠作一團躺在那里,大口喘著(zhù)氣。 e.g. Les kept seeing Eric and Tam in a huddle and he knew they were talking about him. 萊斯總是看到埃里克和塔姆湊在一起,他知道他們是在談?wù)撟约骸?/p>