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vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb)



          1.    擠作一團;聚在一起[(+together)]

                      The children huddled together like a flock of sheep.

                      那些孩子像一群羊一樣擠在一起。

          2.    蜷縮,縮成一團[(+up)]

          3.    偎依[(+against)]

                      She huddled against her sister.

                      她偎著她姊姊。

          4.    【口】(私下)開會;(暗中)碰頭

                      They huddled to discuss the matter.

                      他們私下碰頭討論這件事。



vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)



          1.    把...緊擠在一起[H][(+together/up/into)]

                      Don't huddle all the boxes into one cupboard.

                      不要把所有的盒子都塞入一個櫥內。

          2.    使蜷縮,使縮成一團[(+up)]

                      The old man lay huddled up in bed.

                      老人躺在床上,縮成一團。

          3.    使偎依[(+against)]

          4.    匆忙穿上[(+on)]

          5.    草率完成;倉促做成[(+through/up)]



n. (名詞 noun)[C]



          1.    雜亂的一團(或一堆,一群)

                      There was a huddle of people around the injured man.

                      有雜亂的一群人圍著受傷的人。

          2.    混亂,雜亂

          3.    (美式足球)隊員賽前在爭球線後面舉行的指示聽取會

          4.    【口】祕密的商量;私下碰頭會





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–verb (used without object) 

1. to gather or crowd together in a close mass. 

2. to crouch, curl up, or draw oneself together. 

3. Football. to get together in a huddle. 

4. to confer or consult; meet to discuss, exchange ideas, or make a decision.  



–verb (used with object)

5. to heap or crowd together closely. 

6. to draw (oneself) closely together, as in crouching; nestle (often fol. by up). 

7. Chiefly British. to do hastily and carelessly (often fol. by up, over, or together). 

8. to put on (clothes) with careless haste (often fol. by on).  



–noun 

9. a closely gathered group, mass, or heap; bunch. 

10. Football. a gathering of the offensive team in a close circle or line behind the line of scrimmage for instructions, signals, etc., from the team captain or quarterback, usually held before each offensive play. 

11. a conference, or consultation, esp. a private meeting to discuss serious matters: 



The labor [representatives] have been in a huddle for two hours.  



12. confusion or disorder.  



Rasheed Wallace Enters 76ers Huddle













Just after "Hurt Locker" screened Monday night, Voltage Pictures prexy (院長) Nicholas Chartier showed up at Summit's party, 



where he fielded [calls]. 

He also huddled with Summit's Rob Friedman.



prexy

【美】【口】學長; 院長

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巧妙地回答

The Minister had to field some tricky [questions] from the reporters.



  　

BERLIN — Peter Fonda has been [elected] prexy of the feature film [jury] at the Zurich Film Festival, which announced its lineup Thursday.





　

Paramount's John Lesher, New Line's Toby Emmerich, Harvey Weinstein, Fox Searchlight, Focus Features, Overture, Miramax, Sony Pictures Classics, Summit, IFC 



and others were huddling afterwards. 



The likely buyer will be taking a risk on a movie that could win over critics and Academy actors but would be a challenge to bring to market, observers agreed.