| 词汇 | huddle up |
| 释义 | Phr V huddle up huddles, huddling, huddled huddle up to move closer to other people, or to hold your arms and legs close to your body, usually because you are cold or frightenedWe huddled up together for warmth.Terrified by the noise, she huddled up in a corner of the room. be huddled up to sit or lie with your arms and legs folded close to your body because you are cold or frightened: She sat huddled up in a corner, pale and shivering. huddle up/together if a group of people huddle up or huddle together, they stand or sit very close together, especially because they are cold or frightened: They sheltered in a doorway and huddled up close for warmth.be huddled up/together More than thirty people spent Christmas huddled together in a church hall after fire broke out in their apartment block. huddle up1. To come together in a small and/or specific group, often to discuss something privately. Likened to a huddle in American football, in which the offensive team gathers together before a play to discuss their plan. Go ahead and huddle up with your husband and decide if you want to submit a counter-offer. Come on, fellas, huddle up with the coaches! 2. To cause people to come together in a small and/or specific group. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "huddle" and "up." Can you huddle up everyone who's going on the next tour? 3. To bring the limbs in close to the body; to curl up. We huddled up together to try to keep warm. huddle upv. 1. To move close together to form a tightly packed group: The football team huddled up to discuss the next play. 2. To cause a group to come together in a tightly packed crowd: I huddled the children up in a group in the museum lobby. The police huddled up the protesters and led them into the van. 3. To assume a position with the limbs drawn up close to the body: The lost hiker huddled up under a shelter made of branches and leaves. |
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