单词 | gather |
释义 | gather['gæðə]n. 集合, 聚集vi. 聚集, 集合, 渐增vt. 使聚集, 搜集, 积聚【法】 聚集, 收集, 渐增相关词组:gather up gather gath.er AHD: [g²Y“…r] D.J. [6g#H*]K.K. [6g#H+]v.(动词) gath.ered,gath.er.ing,gath.ers v.tr.(及物动词)1. To cause to come together; convene.集拢,聚集:使聚在一起;集合2. To accumulate (something) gradually; amass.积聚:逐渐地堆积某物;积聚3. To harvest or pick:采集,采收:收获或采摘:gather flowers; gather wild foods.摘花;采野食4. To gain by a process of gradual increase:渐增:因一逐渐增加的过程而取得:gather speed.逐渐加速5. To collect into one place; assemble.收集:集中于一地;收集6. To pick up and enfold:抱起:拾起来并且抱紧:gathered the kittens into her arms.把一群小猫拥入她的怀中7. Printing To arrange (signatures) in sequence for bookbinding.【印刷术】 整理装订:把折叠的(装订号码)按顺序排列以利于装订8. To draw into small folds or puckers, as by pulling a thread through cloth.打摺:折叠形成小的皱纹或褶皱,比如拉一根线通过一块布9. To contract and wrinkle (the brow).收缩或皱(眉)10. To draw about or bring (one thing) closer to something else:拉上,拉近:使(某一事物)离另外一事物更近:gathered the shawl about my shoulders.把披肩披在我肩上11. To conclude; infer:结论:做出结论;推论:I gather that a decision has not been reached.我推断仍没有做出任何决定12. To summon up; muster:号召;鼓起:gathered up his courage.鼓起他的勇气13. To attract or be a center of attraction for:吸引:吸引,成为一注意力集中的焦点:The parade gathered a large crowd.游行引来许多群众v.intr.(不及物动词)1. To come together in a group; assemble.集合:集合成为一组;聚集2. To accumulate:累积:Dark clouds are gathering.乌云密布3. To grow or increase by degrees.渐增:循序渐近地成长或增加4. To come to a head, as a boil; fester.发展成脓肿;化脓5. To forage for wild foodstuffs.搜索野味n.(名词)1. The act or an instance of gathering.聚集:聚集的行为或实例2. A quantity gathered.收集的数量:聚集在一起的数量3. A small fold or pucker made by gathering cloth.衣褶:由折叠布匹而产生的小皱纹或褶子语源:1. Middle English getheren, gaderen 中古英语 getheren, gaderen 2. from Old English gadrian * see ghedh- 源自 古英语 gadrian *参见 ghedh- 继承用法:gath“erer n.(名词)参考词汇:1. gather,collect,assemble,congregate,accumulate,amass2. These verbs mean to bring or come together in a group or mass.这些动词的意思是:使或聚集成为一组或一堆。3. Gather is the most general termand therefore the most widely applicable: Gather 是最概括的说法,因此也是应用最广泛的: Clouds gather before a thunderstorm.在风暴来临之前云层聚集。4. Collect is often interchangeable withgather: Collect 通常可与gather互换: collected stamps.集邮。5. Assemble in all of its senses implies that the persons or things involved have a definite and usually close relationship.With respect to persons the term suggests convening out of common interest or purpose: Assemble 所有的意义都表明所涉及的人或物有确定的通常是紧密的联系。这个词表示涉及的人是出于共同的兴趣或目的而聚集: The curator is devoting time and energy to assembling an interesting exhibit of Stone Age artifacts.保管员正在花费时间和精力组织一次有趣的石器时代艺术品展览。6. Congregate refers chiefly to the coming together of a large number of persons or animals: Congregate 主要指一大群人或动物聚集到一起: After the lecture the physicians congregated in the library to compare notes.演讲后医师们聚集在图书馆比较笔记。7. Accumulate applies to the increase of like or related things over an extended period: Accumulate 指相似或有联系的事物在一较长时期内的增长: Old newspapers and magazines are accumulating in the basement.旧报纸和旧杂志堆放在地下室中。8. Amass refers to the collection or accumulation of things,especially valuable things, to form an imposing quantity: Amass 指收集事物或获得事物;尤指价值高的东西,去形成一较大数量: families who amassed great fortunes in the days before income tax. See also Synonyms at &b{reap} 那些在征集所得税之前聚敛了大量财富的家庭 参见同义词 reap |
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