assembly

assembly
(pl. -ies)
  1. 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
  2. [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
  3. [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
  1. Middle English : from Old French asemblee, feminine past participle of asembler (see assemble)
英语宝典
考试词汇表