单词 | gregarious |
释义 | Related topics: Animalsgre·gar·i·ous /ɡrɪˈɡeəriəs $ -ˈɡer-/ adjective 1. FRIENDLYfriendly and preferring to be with other people 爱交际的,合群的 SYN sociable OPP solitary2. technicalHBA gregarious animals tend to live in a group 〔动物〕群居的 OPP solitary —gregariously adverb —gregariousness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpusgregarious• Away from the territories the birds remain gregarious.• Colleagues call the former Democratic deputy whip gregarious and determined; he is a leading figure in the Latino world.• Kim is gregarious and fun-loving.• He throws gregarious comments at will into his customers' conversations, in between serving drinks.• Now, I was a moderately gregarious fellow.• She can be as engaging at public events as her gregarious husband.• A gregarious single woman in her mid-thirties, she came to me feeling atrophied in her position with a major insurance company.• Dolphins were happy, gregarious surface dwellers.Origin gregarious (1600-1700) gregarius, from grex “group of animals”gre·gar·i·ous adjectiveChineseSyllable preferring friendly to be people Corpus and other with |
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