gather
- v.聚集;搜集，收集(情报);聚集，积聚（力量、精神等）;采集（植物、水果等）;集合;认为;召集;增加（速度、力量等）;收割;收拢，归拢(分散的东西);收紧，拢起（衣服）;逐渐增加;拉近;给…打褶子
- n.聚集;收缩;衣褶
过去式： gathered 现在分词： gathering 过去分词： gathered 第三人称单数： gathers
gatherverb
聚集；集合 come/bring together
聚集；集合；召集
to come together, or bring people together, in one place to form a group
A crowd soon gathered.
很快就聚集起了一群人。
Can you all gather round ? I've got something to tell you.
你们都围过来好吗？我有事要告诉你们。
The whole family gathered together at Ray's home.
全家人聚集在雷的家中。
His supporters gathered in the main square.
他的支持者聚集在主广场上。
They were all gathered round the TV.
他们都围到电视机旁。
A large crowd was gathered outside the studio.
召集了一大群人在制片厂外面。
The kids were gathered together in one room.
孩子们被聚集在一间屋子里。
收拢，归拢（分散的东西）
to bring things together that have been spread around
People slowly gathered their belongings and left the hall.
人们慢慢地收起他们的行李离开了大厅。
I waited while he gathered up his papers.
他整理文件时我就在一旁等待。
收集 collect
搜集，收集（情报）
to collect information from different sources
Detectives have spent months gathering evidence.
侦探们花了数月时间搜集证据。
采集（植物、水果等）
to collect plants, fruit, etc. from a wide area
to gather wild flowers
采集野花
庄稼；收成 crops/harvest
收割；收获
to pick or cut and collect crops to be stored
It was late August and the harvest had been safely gathered in.
已是八月下旬，庄稼都妥善收割完毕。
相信；理解 believe/understand
认为；猜想；推断；理解
to believe or understand that sth is true because of information or evidence you have
I gather (that) you wanted to see me.
我猜你想要见我。
I gather from your letter that you're not enjoying your job.
我从信中了解到你并不喜欢你的工作。
‘There's been a delay.’ ‘I gathered that.’
“已经耽搁了。”“那是我预料中的事。”
‘She won't be coming.’ ‘So I gather.’
“她不会来了。”“我也这么认为。”
You're self-employed, I gather.
我想你是个体经营吧。
As far as I can gather , he got involved in a fight.
据我了解，他卷入了一场争斗之中。
From what I can gather , there's been some kind of problem.
从我了解的情况看，还存在某种问题。
增加 increase
增加（速度、力量等）
to increase in speed, force, etc.
The truck gathered speed .
卡车加快了速度。
During the 1980s the green movement gathered momentum .
20世纪80年代绿色运动的势头开始增强。
Thousands of these machines are gathering dust (= not being used) in stockrooms.
数千台这样的机器都尘封在仓库里。
云层；黑暗 of clouds/darkness
逐渐增加；积聚
to gradually increase in number or amount
The storm clouds were gathering.
暴风雨乌云正在聚集。
the gathering gloom of a winter's afternoon
天色越来越暗的一个冬日下午
衣服 clothing
收紧，拢起（衣服）
to pull a piece of clothing tighter to your body
He gathered his cloak around him.
他用披风把身子裹紧。
She gathered up her skirts and ran.
她提起裙摆就跑。
给…打褶子
to pull parts of a piece of clothing together in folds and sew them in place
She wore a skirt gathered (in) at the waist.
她穿了一条腰部打褶的裙子。
拉住某人 hold sb
拉近；拥抱
to pull sb towards you and put your arms around them
She gathered the child in her arms and held him close.
她把孩子拉过来紧紧抱在怀里。
He gathered her to him.
他把她拉到身边。
做好准备 prepare yourself
聚集，积聚（力量、精神等）；使做好准备
to prepare yourself to do sth that requires effort
I sat down for a moment to gather my strength.
我坐下片刻积蓄力量。
She was still trying to gather her thoughts together when the door opened.
门打开时她还勉强要自己集中精神。
Fortunately the short delay gave him time to gather himself.
幸运的是，这短暂的拖延给了他喘息的时间。
a person who moves from place to place, job to job, etc. does not have a lot of money, possessions or friends but is free from responsibilities
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。
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V-ERG （使）聚集；（使）集合
If people gather somewhere or if someone gathers people somewhere, they come together in a group.In the evenings, we gathered around the fireplace and talked...
晚上，我们聚在火炉边聊天。
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VERB 收集；收拢；归拢
If you gather things, you collect them together so that you can use them.I suggest we gather enough firewood to last the night...
我建议大家捡足够多的木柴来撑过这一晚。
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VERB （尤指经过一段时间的辛苦工作）收集，搜集（情报、证据等）
If you gather information or evidence, you collect it, especially over a period of time and after a lot of hard work....a private detective using a hidden tape recorder to gather information...
用暗藏的录音机搜集证据的私家侦探
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VERB 逐渐增加（速度、动力、力量等）
If something gathers speed, momentum, or force, it gradually becomes faster or more powerful.Demands for his dismissal have gathered momentum in recent weeks...
最近几周，要求将他解职的呼声越来越高。
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VERB 集中（精力、思想等）；鼓起（勇气）；振作（精神）
When you gather something such as your strength, courage, or thoughts, you make an effort to prepare yourself to do something.You must gather your strength for the journey.
你必须为这次行程打起精神来。
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VERB （用于引出已发现的信息，尤其是间接获得的信息）据我所知，据我了解
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.I gather his report is highly critical of the trial judge...
据我所知，他在报道中毫不留情地批评了初审法官。
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VERB 给…打褶
If you gather fabric or cloth, you make a row of very small folds in it by sewing a thread through it and then pulling the thread tight.Gather the skirt at the waist.
在裙子的腰部打褶。
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to gather dust→ see:dust
noun
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- the act of gathering something
- Synonym: gathering
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- sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
- Synonym: gathering
verb
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- increase or develop
- the peace movement gained momentum
- the car gathers speed
- Synonym: gain
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- collect or gather
- Journals are accumulating in my office
- The work keeps piling up
- Synonym: accumulate cumulate conglomerate pile up amass
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- conclude from evidence
- I gather you have not done your homework
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- look for (food) in nature
- Our ancestors gathered nuts in the Fall
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- draw together into folds or puckers
- Synonym: pucker tuck
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- draw and bring closer
- she gathered her shawl around her shoulders
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- assemble or get together
- gather some stones
- pull your thoughts together
- Synonym: garner collect pull together
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- collect in one place
- We assembled in the church basement
- Let's gather in the dining room
- Synonym: meet assemble forgather foregather
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- get people together
- assemble your colleagues
- get together all those who are interested in the project
- gather the close family members
- Synonym: assemble get together
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As the militants gather , there is concern that the protest might again run out of control
随着激进分子的聚集，人们担心抗议活动可能会再次失去控制。
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During the winter months , great flocks of gulls gather at rubbish tips and sewage outfalls .
冬季时大群大群的海鸥会聚集在垃圾场和排污口。
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The whole family gathered together at Ray 's home .
全家人聚集在雷的家中。
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Fortunately the short delay gave him time to gather himself .
幸运的是，这短暂的拖延给了他喘息的时间。
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From what I can gather , there 's been some kind of problem .
从我了解的情况看，还存在某种问题。
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I sat down for a moment to gather my strength .
我坐下片刻积蓄力量。
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An excited crowd of people gathered around her .
一群激动的人聚集在她周围。
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Can you all gather round ? I 've got something to tell you .
你们都围过来好吗？我有事要告诉你们。
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The job involves gathering and analysing data .
这项工作包括搜集和分析资料。
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She gathered the child in her arms and held him close .
她把孩子拉过来紧紧抱在怀里。
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She was still trying to gather her thoughts together when the door opened .
门打开时她还勉强要自己集中精神。
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That guitar 's been sitting gathering dust for years now .
那把吉他已尘封多年。
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This view has recently gathered strength .
这种观点近来已为更多人接受了。
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I gather you wanted to see me .
我猜你想要见我。
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People slowly gathered their belongings and left the hall .
人们慢慢地收起他们的行李离开了大厅。
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A small crowd had gathered outside the church .
一小群人聚集在教堂的外面。
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A large crowd was gathered outside the studio .
召集了一大群人在制片厂外面。
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We watched the boats come back in the gathering gloom .
我们注视着船只在越来越浓的暮色中返航。
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The ball gathered pace as it rolled down the hill .
随着球向山下滚动，它的速度越来越快。
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During the 1980s the green movement gathered momentum .
20世纪80年代绿色运动的势头开始增强。
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I gather from your letter that you 're not enjoying your job .
我从信中了解到你并不喜欢你的工作。
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His supporters gathered in the main square .
他的支持者聚集在主广场上。
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They were all gathered round the TV .
他们都围到电视机旁。
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A great crowd had gathered .
一大群人聚集在一起。
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It was late August and the harvest had been safely gathered in .
已是八月下旬，庄稼都妥善收割完毕。
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Fans gathered outside the stadium for the final showdown .
球迷聚集在体育场外等着看最后的决赛。
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The storm clouds of revolution were gathering .
乌云滚滚，山雨欲来，革命即将爆发。
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Flowers are often fertilized by bees as they gather nectar .
花常在蜜蜂采蜜时受粉。
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They gathered soldiers to fight the invading army .
他们召集士兵对抗入侵的军队。
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The truck gathered speed .
卡车加快了速度。
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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