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词汇 huddled
释义 huddled
adjective
uk /ˈhʌd.əld/ us /ˈhʌd.əld/
standing or sitting close together: 挤成一团的
huddled togetherWe stood huddled together for warmth.我们站在那里挤作一团取暖。
huddled aroundEveryone was huddled around the radio listening to the news.
sitting, lying, or standing in a bent position with your arms and legs close to your body, especially because of cold or fear:
He sat in his tent, huddled under a blanket.
mainly US
discussing something privately in a small group:
huddled withHe has spent quite a bit of time huddled with senior officials talking about the situation.
She read the famous poem about the huddled masses.
The shock of the minesweeper's explosion was felt by the infantrymen huddled inside.
They had spent three days huddled on a rocky outcrop without fresh water, surrounded by sharks.
Ilija, 53, is huddled over a heater as rain pounds the steel roof overhead.
Hughes stood huddled in the corner with communications director Bartlett discussing the setback.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Not holding the body upright
bent double
bowed
cower
crouch
double
double (someone) up/over
hunch
hunched
loll
lounge
lounge around (something)
scrunch
slouch
slouchy
slump
slumped
sprawl
stoop
stooped

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