clustered

/ˈklʌs.tər/ (bre, ipa) · [klˈʌstɚd] /ˈklʌs.tɚ/ (ame, ipa) · [klˈʌstɚd] /ˈklə-stər How to pronounce cluster (audio)/ (ame, mw)

clustered — verb

  • clusteredpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • clustereds3rd person singular
  • clustereding-ing form
  • clusterededpast simple

1. the past tense and past participle of 'cluster', used when people or things gath

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

the past tense and past participle of 'cluster', used when people or things gathered close together, often around something, or when someone arranged them in a tight group

例句

Tourists clustered around the street violinist beside the station entrance.

clustered around + person

By dusk, fishing boats clustered near the mouth of the harbor.

clustered near + location

文法句型

clustered around + person/place

clustered near + location

clustered + object + by size/location

be clustered + under/around + location

用法筆記

Clustered often appears with around, near, or together to show where the group formed. In passive descriptions such as 'houses were clustered along the bay', it describes the finished arrangement rather than the movement into place.

常見錯誤

❌People were cluster around the gate.
✅People were clustered around the gate.
💡After 'were', use the past participle 'clustered' to describe the grouped position.
❌The boats have cluster near the pier all morning.
✅The boats have clustered near the pier all morning.
💡After 'have', use the past participle 'clustered', not the base form 'cluster'.