n.[C]

1. （葡萄等的）串，（花等的）束，簇[（+of）]
2. （人、动物等的）群，组[（+of）]
   There was a little cluster of admirers around the actress.

   女演员周围拥着一小群崇拜者。

3. 【美】（别在绶带上代表勋章的）小金属徽章

vt.

1. 使成簇（或群）[（+together）]
   The mountain-climbers clustered together for warmth.

   登山者聚集取暖。

2. 群集在
   The square was clustered with people.

   广场上聚集着成群的人。

   Most of the foreign embassies are clustered in this area.

   大多数的外国使馆都聚集在这一区。

vi.

1. 丛生；群集[（+around/round）]
   White buildings clustered on the hillside.

   山腰上有一群白色建筑。

n.

1. a group of similar things or people positioned or occurring closely together.
   ▸a natural subgroup of a population, used for statistical sampling or analysis.
2. Chemistry  a group of atoms of the same element, typically a metal, bonded closely together in a molecule.

v.