a group of people gathered together in one place for a common purpose (为共同目的)聚集到一起的人 an assembly of dockers and labourers. 一群集合起来的码头工人和劳工。 ■a group of such a type elected to make laws or decisions for a particular country or region 议会
[mass noun]the action of gathering together as a group for a common purpose 集合,聚集 a decree guaranteeing freedom of assembly. 确保集会自由的法令。 ■the regular gathering of the teachers and pupils of a school at the start or end of the day 师生在一天始末的定期集合 he was told off for talking in assembly. 他被分派去师生集合时发言。 ■(一般作 the assembly)(chiefly historical)a signal for troops to assemble, given by drum or bugle (主 史)(鼓或军号发出的)军队集合信号
[mass noun][often as modifier]the action of fitting together the component parts of a machine or other object (机器等的)组装 a car assembly plant. 汽车装配工厂。 ■[count noun]a unit consisting of components that have been fitted together 零件组合 the tail assembly of the aircraft. 飞机尾部的零件组装。 ■[usu. as modifier](Computing)the conversion of instructions in low-level code to machine code by an assembler (计算机)汇编
语源
Middle English : from Old French asemblee, feminine past participle of asembler (see assemble)