meetups
meetups — 名詞
- meetupssingular
- meetupsesplural
1. a casual event where people with a shared hobby or interest come together — in p
聚會；見面會
因共同興趣舉辦的非正式聚會
a casual event where people with a shared hobby or interest come together — in person or over the internet
Samir joined a photography meetup at the park and made three new friends.
Samir 參加了公園的攝影聚會，認識了三個新朋友。
join + [interest] + meetup
The knitting meetup at the café happens every Tuesday after work hours.
咖啡廳的編織聚會每週二下班後舉行。
[activity] meetup at [place]
Antonia found a language-exchange meetup online that connects learners from six countries.
Antonia 在網路上找到一個連結六國學習者的語言交流聚會。
Hugo cancelled the hiking meetup when heavy rain flooded the trail.
Hugo 因為大雨淹沒步道而取消了健行聚會。
Eshe organises a monthly book meetup for readers in her neighbourhood.
Eshe 每月為社區讀者舉辦一次讀書聚會。
monthly + [interest] + meetup
- photography meetup
- knitting meetup
- book meetup
- language meetup
- hiking meetup
- join a meetup
- organise a meetup
- attend a meetup
- gathering
more general; can refer to any group of people coming together, from a family dinner to a protest
- get-together
very similar but usually for social or family occasions with people who already know each other
- meet
shorter noun form; often used for sports or hobby events like a swim meet or track meet
用法筆記
The singular form 'meetup' is far more common than the plural. Used for informal, interest-based gatherings — not for formal business meetings.
常見錯誤
2. an online community of people who back the same political party and stay in regu
政治群組
支持同一政黨的網路交流群組
an online community of people who back the same political party and stay in regular contact
Yael joined a Labour Party meetup on Facebook to discuss policy ideas.
Yael 加入了臉書上的工黨政治群組來討論政策構想。
[party name] meetup on [platform]
Tuan runs a Green Party meetup where members debate climate proposals every Friday.
Tuan 管理一個綠黨政治群組，成員每週五辯論氣候提案。
The conservative meetup grew to over five thousand members during the election.
選舉期間，保守派政治群組成長到超過五千名成員。
meetup grew to [number] members
Omar left the party meetup after the discussions became too angry and personal.
Omar 在討論變得過於憤怒且涉及人身攻擊後退出了政黨群組。
Alessia started a meetup for independent voters who wanted honest political conversation.
Alessia 為渴望誠實政治對話的獨立選民創立了一個交流群組。
- political meetup
- party meetup
- online political group
- online forum
broader term covering any topic; not limited to political party supporters
- discussion group
more formal; often moderated with structured topics and not necessarily political
- political network
broader; includes offline connections and looser affiliations beyond a single party
用法筆記
This sense narrows the general meaning to political-party supporters who communicate online. It is a specific usage that emerged as platforms like Meetup.com became popular.