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单词 gather
释义
gather
verb
uk
/ˈɡæð.ər/us
/ˈɡæð.ɚ/

gatherverb(COLLECT)

B2[T]
tocollectseveral things, often from differentplacesorpeople:
收集，搜集；聚集，集拢
I went to severallibrariesto gatherinformationabout theplans.我去了数家图书馆去搜集有关这一计划的资料。
We gatheredblueberriesfrom thebushes.我们从灌木上采摘蓝莓。
She gatheredupthenewspapersthat werescatteredaround thefloor.她把散落在地板上的报纸收拾起来。
We gatheredourthingstogetherandleftquickly.我们收拾好自己的东西赶快离开了。
[T+ adv/prep]
to putyourarmsaround someone andholdorcarrythem in acarefulorlovingway:
拥抱；抱住
He gathered herinhisarmsandkissedher.他把她拥入怀中亲吻。
She gathered thechildrenup andhurriedinto thehouse.她抱起孩子赶快跑进了屋里。
gather speed, strength, momentum, etc.
C1
tobecomefaster,stronger, etc.:
加快速度／加大力量／势头增强（等等）
Thebicyclegatheredspeedas it went down thehill.下山时自行车速度越来越快。
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gather (up) strength/courage
toprepareto make agreateffortto bestrongorbrave:
鼓足干劲／勇气
Ispentaweekgathering thecourageto say no.我憋了一星期，终于鼓足勇气说不。
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More examples
  • I'll just gather my things together and then we can go.
  • He gathered somewoodtobuildafire.
  • On aclear,straightroadyou can gatherspeed.
  • Thecontestfordeputyleadershipof thepartyis gatheringspeed.
  • Theencyclopediasitson myshelfathome, gatheringdust.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Collecting and amassing
  • accumulate
  • aggregation
  • amass
  • assemble
  • bank
  • bunch
  • concentrate
  • concentration
  • cumulate
  • fundraise
  • fundraising
  • garner
  • glean
  • grubber
  • harvest
  • reassemble
  • reconcentrate
  • reconcentration
  • remote sensing
  • scrapesomething/someonetogether/up
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Showing affection

gatherverb(COME TOGETHER)

B2[I]
Whenpeopleoranimalsgather, they come together in agroup:
聚集；集合
Acrowdhad gathered tohearherspeak.一群人围拢过来听她演讲。
Gatherround,children, and I'lltellyou astory.孩子们，到我身边来，我给你们讲个故事。
[I]literary
to getthickerandcloser:
变得密集；聚积
Stormcloudswere gathering.乌云密布，暴风雨即将来临。
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  • Protestors gatheredoutsidethecourttoawaittheverdict.
  • Anaudiencegathered tohearhimspeak.
  • At 6:30, everyone gathered fordrinksandappetizersin thelounge.
  • Acrowdhad gathered around thesceneof theaccident.
  • Hundreds gathered toawaitthe boxer'sarrivalat theairport.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Forming groups (of people)
  • alienated
  • be ranged against/withsomething/someone
  • cluster
  • congregate
  • convene
  • converge
  • crowd around(someone/something)
  • flock
  • form
  • get
  • get together
  • group
  • huddle
  • incestuousness
  • mob
  • muster
  • range
  • roundsomething/someoneup
  • throng
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Collecting and amassing

gatherverb(UNDERSTAND)

C1[T]
tounderstandorbelievesomething as aresultof something that has been said or done:
理解，认为；推断，推测
Harryloveshis newjob, I gather.我认为哈里很喜欢他的新工作。
From what I can gather, they'reoldschoolfriends.据我推断，他们是过去上学时的朋友。
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Concluding and deducing
  • analysis
  • deduce
  • deducible
  • deductive
  • diagnosis
  • draw
  • drawn
  • in the last/final analysisidiom
  • inconclusively
  • inductive
  • inductively
  • infer
  • must
  • put
  • putsomethingdown tosomething
  • put two and two together and make fiveidiom
  • put two and two togetheridiom
  • reason
  • syllogism
  • syllogistic
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gatherverb(CLOTH)

[T]
topullclothintosmallfoldsbysewingathreadthrough it and thenpullingthethreadtight:
给…打褶裥
a gatheredskirt有褶裥的裙子
[T]
If you gather apieceofclothingorlooseclotharound yourself, youpullitclosetoyourbody:
拉紧，裹紧，拢起（衣服）
Sheshivered, and gathered theblanketaroundher.她冻得瑟瑟发抖，便把身上的毯子裹紧了一些。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Knitting & sewing
  • appliqué
  • appliquéd
  • Aran
  • Bargello
  • baste
  • handknit
  • handknitted
  • hank
  • hem
  • intarsia
  • reknit
  • resew
  • rib
  • runsomethingup
  • running stitch
  • sampler
  • seam
  • seamstress
  • sew
  • stitch
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Enclosing, surrounding and immersing

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gather yourthoughts
gatheryourwits

Idiom

gather dust
gather
noun[Cusually plural]
uk
/ˈɡæð.ər/us
/ˈɡæð.ɚ/
asmallfoldthat has beensewnintocloth:
褶裥
askirtwith gathers at the back后部有褶皱的裙子
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Style & appearance of clothes
  • aesthetic
  • alterable
  • anti-fur
  • Aran
  • backless
  • flouncy
  • form-fitting
  • French tuck
  • frilly
  • fringed
  • ready-to-wear
  • reversible
  • ribbed
  • ruche
  • ruched
  • waisted
  • washable
  • wasp-waisted
  • water-repellent
  • wearable
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Parts of clothes
(Definition ofgatherfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

gather| American Dictionary

gather
verb

gatherverb(COLLECT)

[T]us
/ˈɡæð·ər/
tocollectorobtainthings,esp. from differentplaces:
I went to severallibrariesto gatherinformation.
We gatheredblackberriesfrom thenearbyfields.
gathers momentum/speed
If something gathersmomentum/speed, itgraduallybecomesfasterorstronger:
Pressure forreformof the health-caresystemis gatheringmomentum.

gatherverb(COME TOGETHER)

[I]us
/ˈɡæð·ər/
(ofpeopleoranimals) to come together in agroup:
Acrowdgathered tohearherspeak.

gatherverb(UNDERSTAND)

fmlus
/ˈɡæð·ər/
tounderstandorbelievesomething as aresultof something that has been said or done:
[+ (that) clause]From thelookontheirfaces, she gathered (that) they wereannoyedwith her.

Idiom

gather dust
(Definition ofgatherfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgather

gather
The inflected forms of a word are gathered into a single lexical entry.
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However, gathering the computers into one place did not do a great deal to increase their use.
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Shakespeare moved through adolescence to manhood as the national storm gathered towards crisis.
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The task of gathering evidence, though not as difficult as has sometimes been suggested, will also be a major undertaking.
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Information was gathered about all boys who became the responsibility of the branches.
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Official statistics are gathered and recorded in different ways between one country and another.
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Furthermore, data was gathered, but not presented, regarding the increase in the relative error as a function of the fold-change (expression ratio).
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Second interviews were gathered for 189 of the 407 responding practices.
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The few conciliar fathers who had finally gathered refused to accept his decision.
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Labour protest in the cities might pose no immediate security risk but it had gathered pace ominously throughout the 1870s.
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The forces of counter revolution had not yet gathered strength.
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In terms of dietary needs and actual consumption patterns, they have a gathering economy supplemented by both hunting and horticulture.
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All, however, can be gathered together under a common theme: that concerned with the genetics of psychosis.
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The students unroll a large strip of paper to create a long scroll with students gathering on both sides.
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Is there any justification for categorising people who live mainly by hunting and gathering as hunter-gatherers?
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