[no obj., with adverbial]crowd together; nestle closely 挤成一团;紧紧偎依 they huddled together for warmth. 他们挤在一起取暖。 ■curl one's body into a small space (身子)缩成一团 she huddled up close to him. 她紧紧偎依着他。 ■[with obj. and adverbial](Brit.)heap together in a disorderly manner (英)乱堆在一起 a man with his clothes all huddled on anyhow. 把衣服随便堆在一起的人。
noun
a crowded or confused mass of people or things 人群,杂乱的一群人(或东西) they stood in a huddle. 他们站在人群中。 ■a brief gathering of players during a game to receive instructions, especially in American Football (尤指在美式橄榄球中)队员集合听取临赛前的指示 ■[mass noun](archaic)confusion; bustle (古)混乱;杂乱
常用词组 go into a huddle
(informal)get close to one or more people so as to speak about private or secret matters (非正式)私下商议;秘密碰头
语源
late 16th cent. (in the sense 'conceal'): perhaps of Low German origin