新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

gather

英  [ˈɡæðə]
    

[VERB]

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词
  • gather up

    1[PHRASAL 短语] 收集(同)gather)

    Gather up means the same as gather.

    双语例句

    例:

    When Steinberg had gathered up his papers, he went out.

    斯坦伯格收好文件后,走了出去。

    2[PHRASAL 短语] 积聚(同)gather)

    Gather up means the same as gather.

    双语例句

    例:

    She was gathering up her courage to approach him when he called to her.

    他喊她的时候,她正鼓起勇气去接近他。

    VERB. 动词
  • gathers , gathering , gathered

    1[I 不及物动词] 聚集

    If people gather somewhere, or if someone gathers people somewhere, they come together in a group.

    近义词

    assemble , collect

    双语例句

    例:

    In the evenings, we gathered around the fireplace and talked.

    晚上,我们聚在壁炉旁聊天。

    2[T 及物动词] 收集

    If you gather things, you collect them together so that you can use them.

    近义词

    collect

    双语例句

    例:

    I suggest we gather enough firewood to last the night.

    我建议大家捡拾足够的木柴,好撑过这个夜晚。

    例:

    The expedition gathered samples of animal and plant life.

    探险队采集了动植物标本。

    例:

    Search teams spent weeks gathering thousands of pieces of wreckage.

    搜寻队花了数周时间捡拾残骸碎片。

    3[T 及物动词] 搜集

    If you gather information or evidence, you collect it, especially over a period of time and after a lot of hard work.

    近义词

    collect , amass

    双语例句

    例:

    a private detective using a hidden tape recorder to gather information.

    一名用暗藏的磁带录音机搜集信息的私家侦探。

    例:

    The organization gathers information on the dangers of smoking.

    该组织收集有关吸烟危害的信息。 。

    例:

    The commission began to gather evidence for the forthcoming trial.

    该委员会开始为即将到来的审判搜集证据。

    例:

    The book gathers together all the short stories in a single volume.

    该书把所有短篇故事收集入一册。

    4[T 及物动词] 逐渐增加

    If something gathers speed, momentum, or force, it gradually becomes faster or more powerful.

    近义词

    gain

    双语例句

    例:

    Demands for his dismissal have gathered momentum in recent weeks.

    近几周来,要求将他免职的呼声越来越高。

    5[T 及物动词] 积聚

    When you gather something such as your strength, courage, or thoughts, you make an effort to prepare yourself to do something.

    近义词

    muster

    双语例句

    例:

    You must gather your strength for the journey.

    你必须为此次行程打起精神来。

    6[T 及物动词] 据我所知(用于引出间接得到的信息)

    You use gather in expressions such as 'I gather' and 'as far as I can gather' to introduce information that you have found out, especially when you have found it out in an indirect way.

    双语例句

    例:

    I gather his report is highly critical of the trial judge.

    据我所知,他的报告毫不留情地批判了庭审法官。

    例:

    'He speaks English,' she said to Graham. 'I gathered that.'

    “他说英语,”她对格雷厄姆说。“我料到了。”

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