| 词汇 | gaggle |
| 释义 | gaggle noun[ C, + sing/pl verb ] uk /ˈɡæɡ.əl/ us /ˈɡæɡ.əl/ a group of geese一群鹅 Feifei Cui-Paoluzzo/Moment/GettyImages disapproving a group of noisy or silly people: 一群喧闹的人;一帮蠢人 gaggle ofThere was the usual gaggle of journalists waiting for the star.像往常一样，一群记者闹哄哄地等着明星露面。 an informal meeting in which someone who works for an organization or the government gives information to journalists (= people who write or broadcast news stories); the journalists involved in such a meeting: Certain news outlets were denied access to the gaggle with White House press secretary, Sean Spicer. press gaggleHe was a little early, but the press gaggle was already waiting for him. Animal groupings bevy biomass brood colony colony collapse colony collapse disorder flight flock herd hive menagerie murder murmuration pack pair pod shoal subcolony swarm team You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Groups of people gaggle | American Dictionarygaggle noun[ C ] us/ˈɡæɡ·əl/ a group of geese, or a group of people, esp. if they are noisy or silly: A gaggle of kids followed him down the street. Examples of gagglegaggle You have prides of lions, gaggles of geese, murmurations of starlings and always hordes of officials. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The higher-than-usual thermalling speed revealed itself a disadvantage in the typical competition gaggles, and its performance degrades somewhat when subject to turbulence, rain or wing contamination. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. I think it is a great deal better and an even finer term than "a gaggle of geese". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Thirdly, we now know that it is only one of a whole gaggle of new taxes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Does that mean that justice is to be dispensed in this country only when there is a gaggle of witnesses? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If they had been moved on to enable a gaggle of parliamentarians to cast a vote, it would have soured the atmosphere of the evening's celebrations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The debate has been characterised by what can only be described as a gaggle of lawyers articulating some concern for other lawyers' vested interest in securing particular positions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are a nuisance and annoyance per se the moment there is a number, a gaggle or a pride of them together in any one area. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I shall decline to mention any architect, other than to remark that there is a whole gaggle of community architects—if that is the right term—or a whole collection of them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 His favorites are a gaggle of mermaids (all brunettes with the exception of a single strawberry-blond) who appear hand-sized next to the larger-than-life king. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In terms of geese, a gaggle is equal to at least five geese. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In terms of salt, a gaggle is equal to eight fifty pound bags of salt. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Next to enter is a gaggle of six "cocodettes", flighty young women of questionable virtue, with three billiards players as their escorts. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Things form a gaggle of actors, their movements become acts in a play. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. On days when there are no cumulus clouds to indicate where there is lift, gaggle flying is the norm. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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