collect
- v.收集，采集;聚集，集合，汇集;收藏;搜集;赢得，获得;(重新)集中(思想等)，使(自己)镇定下来 ;收（欠款）;收到;领取;积聚(光、能或热);募捐;聚积;（把东西）收拾好，收起来;收走，接走;打起(精神)，鼓起(勇气);（平面上）积满
- adj.由受话人付费的
- adv.(打电话、电报等时)以由受话人(或收报人等)付费的方式
- n.（某些基督教仪式中的）短祷文
派生词： collect adv. 过去式： collected 现在分词： collecting 过去分词： collected 第三人称单数： collects
col- 共同,一起 + lect 收集
collectverb
汇集 bring together
收集；采集
to bring things together from different people or places
to collect data/evidence/information
收集资料 / 证据 / 信息
We're collecting signatures for a petition.
我们在为请愿书收集签名。
Samples were collected from over 200 patients.
已从200多名病人取样。
业余爱好 as hobby
收藏；搜集；收集
to buy or find things of a particular type and keep them as a hobby
to collect stamps/postcards, etc.
集邮、收藏明信片等
人 of people
聚集；集合；汇集
to come together in one place to form a larger group
A crowd began to collect in front of the embassy.
人群开始聚集在大使馆的前面。
数量增加 increase in amount
聚积；积聚；积累
to gradually increase in amount in a place; to gradually obtain more and more of sth in a place
Dirt had collected in the corners of the room.
房间的角落里积满了灰尘。
We seem to have collected an enormous number of boxes (= without intending to) .
我们似乎无意中积存了大量的盒子。
That guitar's been sitting collecting dust (= not being used) for years now.
那把吉他至今已尘封多年。
取走 take away
领取；收走；接走
to go somewhere in order to take sb/sth away
What day do they collect the rubbish/garbage?
他们哪天收运垃圾？
The package is waiting to be collected.
这包裹在等人领取。
She's gone to collect her son from school.
她到学校接她儿子去了。
金钱 money
募捐；募集
to ask people to give you money for a particular purpose
We're collecting for local charities.
我们正在为当地慈善机构募捐。
We collected over £300 for the appeal.
我们为此呼吁募集了300多英镑。
收（欠款）；（上门）收（账）
to obtain the money, etc. that sb owes, for example by going to their house to get it
to collect rent/debts/tax
收租金；讨债；征税
收到；赢得 receive/win
收到；赢得；获得
to receive sth; to win sth
She collected £25 000 in compensation.
她得到了25 000英镑赔偿金。
to collect a prize/a medal
获奖；赢得奖牌
把某物收起搁置
to bring together things that are no longer being used
Would somebody collect up all the dirty glasses?
谁来把这些脏玻璃杯收拾一下好吗？
adj.
NAmE由受话人付费的
paid for by the person who receives the call
to make a collect call
打对方付费电话
These words all mean to get more of sth over a period of time, or to increase in quantity over a period of time.以上各词均含收集、聚积、积累之义。
to bring things or information together from different people or places; to gradually increase in amount in a place指收集、采集、聚积、积累：
We've been collecting data from various sources.
我们一直从各种渠道收集资料。
Dirt had collected in the corners of the room.
房间的角落里积满了灰尘。
to bring things together that have been spread around; to collect information from different sources指收拢、归拢（分散的东西），搜集、收集（情报）：
I waited while he gathered up his papers.
他整理文件时我就在一旁等待。
Detectives have spent months gathering evidence.
侦探花了数月时间搜集证据。
Both collect and gather can be used in the same way to talk about bringing together data, information or evidence. When talking about things, gather is used with words like things , belongings or papers when the things are spread around within a short distance. Collect is used for getting examples of sth from different people or places that are physically separated. |
( rather formal ) to gradually get more and more of sth over a period of time; to gradually increase in number or quantity over a period of time指积累、聚积，（数量）逐渐增加：
I seem to have accumulated a lot of books.
我好像已经积存了很多书。
Debts began to accumulate.
债务开始增加。
( rather informal ) to allow a bill, debt or loss to reach a large total指积欠（账款、债务）、累积（损失）：
She had run up a huge phone bill.
她已经欠下了一大笔电话费。
( rather formal ) to collect sth in large quantities, especially money, debts or information指大量积累、积聚（尤指金钱、债务或情报）：
He amassed a fortune from silver mining.
他靠开采银矿积累了一笔财富。
collect
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VERB 收集;采集
If you collect a number of things, you bring them together from several places or from several people.Two young girls were collecting firewood...
两个小女孩正在拾柴火。
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VERB 搜集;收藏
If you collect things, such as stamps or books, as a hobby, you get a large number of them over a period of time because they interest you.I used to collect stamps...
我曾经集过邮。
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...hobbies like stamp collecting and fishing.
像集邮、钓鱼之类的业余爱好
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VERB 接走;领取;收取
When you collect someone or something, you go and get them from the place where they are waiting for you or have been left for you.David always collects Alistair from school on Wednesdays...
戴维总是星期三去学校接阿利斯泰尔。
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V-ERG (使)聚积;(使)积存
If a substance collects somewhere, or if something collects it, it keeps arriving over a period of time and is held in that place or thing.Methane gas does collect in the mines around here.
周围的矿井里的确有沼气聚积。
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VERB 积聚(光、能或热)
If something collects light, energy, or heat, it attracts it.Like a telescope it has a curved mirror to collect the sunlight.
和望远镜一样，它有一个曲面镜可以积聚阳光。
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VERB (为慈善事业或礼品)筹款，集资;募捐
If you collect for a charity or for a present for someone, you ask people to give you money for it.Are you collecting for charity?...
你是在为慈善事业筹款吗？
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VERB 尽力镇静下来;整理(思绪)
If you collect yourself or collect your thoughts, you make an effort to calm yourself or prepare yourself mentally.She paused for a moment to collect herself...
她停了一会儿，让自己镇定下来。
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ADJ 受话人付费的
A collect call is a telephone call that is paid for by the person receiving it, not the person making it.She received a collect phone call from Alaska.
她接到一个从阿拉斯加打来的付费电话。
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noun
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- a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England
verb
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- assemble or get together
- gather some stones
- pull your thoughts together
- Synonym: gather garner pull together
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- get or bring together
- accumulate evidence
- Synonym: pull in
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- call for and obtain payment of
- we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts
- he collected the rent
- Synonym: take in
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- get or gather together
- I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife
- She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis
- She rolled up a small fortune
- Synonym: roll up accumulate pile up amass compile hoard
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- gather or collect
- You can get the results on Monday
- She picked up the children at the day care center
- They pick up our trash twice a week
- Synonym: pick up gather up call for
adj
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- payable by the recipient on delivery
- a collect call
- the letter came collect
- a COD parcel
- Synonym: cod
adv
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- make a telephone call or mail a package so that the recipient pays
- call collect
- send a package collect
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It 's amazing how people collect so much stuff over the years
人们竟然日积月累地收集了这么多东西，真令人惊叹。
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I collect shells and interesting seaside items .
我收集贝壳和海边有趣的小玩意儿。
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This data was collected from 69 countries .
这资料是从69个国家收集来的。
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I have to collect the children from school at 3 o'clock .
我得在3点钟到学校接孩子。
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We 've been collecting data from various sources .
我们一直从各种渠道收集资料。
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Water had collected in the holes in the road .
水积聚在道路的坑洼处。
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The money was collected for a specific purpose .
这笔钱是为一个特定用途而收的。
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Most information was collected by direct observation of the animals ' behaviour .
大部分信息都是通过直接观察动物的行为收集到的。
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Samples were collected from over 200 patients .
已从200多名病人取样。
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I 've collected the complete set .
我收集了全套。
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We arranged for a car to collect us from the airport .
我们安排了一辆轿车到机场接我们。
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We seem to have collected an enormous number of boxes .
我们似乎无意中积存了大量的盒子。
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I 'm collecting sponsors for next week 's charity run .
我正在为下星期的募款赛跑征集捐款者。
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The hotel had a taxi waiting to collect us .
旅馆召了辆出租车等着接我们。
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Collecting data is a painfully slow process .
收集材料的过程慢得让人难受。
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We collected £ 700 and every penny went to charity .
我们募集了700英镑，悉数捐给了慈善事业。
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She collected £ 25 000 in compensation .
她得到了25000英镑赔偿金。
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We collected dry sticks to start a fire .
我们捡了些枯枝生起火来。
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A crowd began to collect in front of the embassy .
人群开始聚集在大使馆的前面。
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She tried to remain cool , calm and collected .
她试图保持冷静、沉着、镇定。
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The package is waiting to be collected .
这包裹在等人领取。
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Would somebody collect up all the dirty glasses ?
谁来把这些脏玻璃杯收拾一下好吗？
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We collected over £ 300 for the appeal .
我们为此呼吁募集了300多英镑。
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Dirt had collected in the corners of the room .
房间的角落里积满了灰尘。
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Candidates shall remain in their seats until all the papers have been collected .
考生必须留在座位上，等所有试卷收好以后方可离去。
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We collected money in behalf of the homeless .
我们为帮助无家可归者而募捐。
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Hendry raised his game to collect the £ 40 000 first prize .
亨德里的比赛技巧有所提高，他得到了4万英镑的头等奖。
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We collected shells on the beach .
我们在海滩拾贝壳。
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Bulky items will be collected separately .
大件物品将分开收集。
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She collects first editions of Victorian novels .
她收集维多利亚时代的初版小说。
普通用词，可指人和物，侧重于围绕某个中心而聚集。
The boys and girls gathered for a picnic.
男生和女生集合起来去野餐。
Leaves gathered in heaps.
树叶集成了堆。
A crowd gathered at the scene of the accident.
出事地点聚集了一群人。
常指为某种目的聚集在一起。
A large crowd assembled in front of the office building.
一大群人聚集在办公大楼前面。
She has assembled a collection of her favourite albums.
她收集了一些自己最喜欢的专辑。
指人在某一处集中或逐渐地聚集成群。
A crowd was starting to collect around the spot of the accident.
人群开始聚集在事故现场。
More and more people began to collect in front of the embassy.
越来越多的人开始聚集在大使馆前面。
指聚集起来或召集有关人员举行正式会议。
The teaching group convenes every week.
教学小组每周开会一次。
The president convened (a meeting of) his ministers to discuss the matter.
总统召集部长（开会）讨论这个问题。
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