及物动词

1. The crowds congregated in the town square to hear the President.
人群聚集在城内广场上听总统讲话。

2. People quickly congregated round the speaker.
人们迅速围拢在演说者的周围。

不及物动词

1. The crowds congregated in the square to hear the president speak.
成群的人聚集在广场上听总统演讲。

1. 聚集：有2种形式:聚集(congregate)、分散(dispersed)俱乐部会所模式(the clubhouse model)始於纽约市的水源屋(Fountain House),首先使用成员(members)的字眼而反对用患者(clients),强调方案的平等;

2. 集合：aggregate 合计,总计 | congregate 集合 | complete 完全的

3. 聚集,集合：conglomerate 联合大企业 | congregate 聚集,集合 | congregation 集合在一起的群众

4. 集合在一起的：congratulatoryspeech 祝贺词 | congregate 集合在一起的 | congregate 集体的

1. 集合;聚集
When people congregate, they gather together and form a group.

e.g. Youngsters love to congregate here in the evenings outside cinemas showing American films...
晚上，年轻人喜欢聚集在放映美国电影的电影院外面。
e.g. Visitors congregated on Sunday afternoons to view public exhibitions.
每周日下午，游客成群结队地来看公开展览。

verb

1. come together, usually for a purpose

e.g. The crowds congregated in front of the Vatican on Christmas Eve