huddle
/ˈhʌdəl/
- n.
- 杂乱一团，混乱，拥挤
- vt.
- 把...挤在一起，乱堆，草率了事，蜷曲
- vi.
- 挤作一团，蜷缩
中文释义来自 ECDICT
构词拆解
- -le
- A frequentative suffix of verbs, indicating repetition or continuousness:
也可拆解为
- -er
- (added to verbs) A person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb; used to form an agent noun. · (added to verbs, informal) A person or thing to which the root verb is done or can be done satisfactorily.
词源链
- 英语English
huddle
词源说明
From Middle English *hudelen, alteration (due to hudels, hidels (“hiding place”), see hiddle) of *huderen, hoderen (“to cover; press together; huddle”), a frequentative form of Middle English huden, hiden (“to hide”), equivalent to hide + -le and/or hide + -er. Compare Low German huderken (“to brood; coddle; nurse; lull children to sleep”).
释义
名词noun
- 1A small group of individuals in very close proximity to one another.
- 2(bridge) A hesitation during play to think about one's next move.
- 3obsoleteA dense and disorderly crowd.