gather (a)round (someone or something)

1. To convene or assemble around a particular person or thing. All of the kids eagerly gathered around Santa Claus. Come on, fellas, gather round the campfire!

2. To cause people to convene or assemble around oneself or a particular person or thing. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "gather" and "(a)round." Santa Claus gathered all of the children around himself to hand out gifts. Please gather everyone around the campfire.

gather someone or something around (oneself)

to collect people or things around oneself; to draw someone or something to oneself. He gathered a lot of arty people around himself. She liked to gather exotic plants around herself. Grandpa gathered all the kids around and read them a story.

gather around someone or something

to collect around someone or something. Let's all gather around her and hear her out. Please gather around the table for dinner.

gather around

or gather round

1. To come to some place and form a group; assemble at: The cowboys gathered round the campfire.

2. To cause some people or things to come to a place; bring some people or things together around a place: We gathered the tour group around the exhibit and began our talk.

词组	gather (a)round (someone or something)
释义	gather (a)round (someone or something) gather (a)round (someone or something) 1. To convene or assemble around a particular person or thing. All of the kids eagerly gathered around Santa Claus. Come on, fellas, gather round the campfire! 2. To cause people to convene or assemble around oneself or a particular person or thing. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "gather" and "(a)round." Santa Claus gathered all of the children around himself to hand out gifts. Please gather everyone around the campfire. See also: gather Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. gather someone or something around (oneself) to collect people or things around oneself; to draw someone or something to oneself. He gathered a lot of arty people around himself. She liked to gather exotic plants around herself. Grandpa gathered all the kids around and read them a story. See also: around, gather gather around someone or something to collect around someone or something. Let's all gather around her and hear her out. Please gather around the table for dinner. See also: around, gather McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. gather around or gather round v. 1. To come to some place and form a group; assemble at: The cowboys gathered round the campfire. 2. To cause some people or things to come to a place; bring some people or things together around a place: We gathered the tour group around the exhibit and began our talk. See also: around, gather The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. See also: gather around gathering get (someone) around the table get around the table build around build around (someone or something) crowd around crowd around (someone or something) collect around collect around (someone or something)
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