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

gatherverb (COLLECT)


B2[ T ]
to collect several things, often from different places or people: 收集,搜集;聚集,集拢
I went to several libraries to gather information about the plans.我去了数家图书馆去搜集有关这一计划的资料。
We gathered blueberries from the bushes.我们从灌木上采摘蓝莓。
gather upShe gathered up the newspapers that were scattered around the floor.她把散落在地板上的报纸收拾起来。
gather something togetherWe gathered our things together and left quickly.我们收拾好自己的东西赶快离开了。
[ T+ adv/prep ]
to put your arms around someone and hold or carry them in a careful or loving way: 拥抱;抱住
gather someone in somethingHe gathered her in his arms and kissed her.他把她拥入怀中亲吻。
She gathered the children up and hurried into the house.她抱起孩子赶快跑进了屋里。
 gather speed, strength, momentum, etc.
C1
to become faster, stronger, etc.: 加快速度/加大力量/势头增强(等等)
The bicycle gathered speed as it went down the hill.下山时自行车速度越来越快。
 gather (up) strength/courage
to prepare to make a great effort to be strong or brave: 鼓足干劲/勇气
I spent a week gathering the courage to say no.我憋了一星期,终于鼓足勇气说不。
 gather yourself
to make yourself feel calm again, or ready to do something, especially after a shock or before something difficult that you have to do:
After the loud pop and the pain and the scream, he gathered himself enough to look down at his injured foot.
She gathered herself and stood up, ready to face the audience.
I'll just gather my things together and then we can go.
He gathered some wood to build a fire.他捡了些木头生了一堆火。
On a clear, straight road you can gather speed.
The contest for deputy leadership of the party is gathering speed.
The encyclopedia sits on my shelf at home, gathering dust.那本百科全书搁在我家的书架上,落满了灰尘。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Collecting and amassing
accumulate
agglomerate
aggregation
amass
assemble
bunch
completism
completist
compost
concentrate
concentration
cumulate
fundraise
fundraising
harvest
rake something up
reassemble
reconcentrate
reconcentration
regather

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Showing affection
Correcting and mending
Trying and making an effort

gatherverb (COME TOGETHER)


B2[ I ]
When people or animals gather, they come together in a group: 聚集;集合
A crowd had gathered to hear her speak.一群人围拢过来听她演讲。
gather roundGather round, children, and I'll tell you a story.孩子们,到我身边来,我给你们讲个故事。
[ I ]literary
to get thicker and closer: 变得密集;聚积
clouds gatherStorm clouds were gathering.乌云密布,暴风雨即将来临。
Protestors gathered outside the court to await the verdict.抗议者聚集在法庭外等待判决。
An audience gathered to hear him speak.一群听众聚集起来听他讲话。
At 6:30, everyone gathered for drinks and appetizers in the lounge.6点30分,大家聚在休息室中喝饮料,吃小吃。
A crowd had gathered around the scene of the accident.事故现场围了一群人。
Hundreds gathered to await the boxer's arrival at the airport.数百人聚在机场等候拳击手的到来。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Forming groups (of people)
alienated
be ranged against/with something/someone
class reunion
cluster
crowd
crowd around (someone/something)
federalization
flock
form
get together
mob
rally
range
regather
regroup
reunion
round
the assembled company
throng
ungrouped

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Collecting and amassing

gatherverb (UNDERSTAND)


C1[ T ]
to understand or believe something as a result of something that has been said or done: 理解,认为;推断,推测
Harry loves his new job, I gather.我认为哈里很喜欢他的新工作。
From what I can gather, they're old school friends.据我推断,他们是过去上学时的朋友。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Concluding and deducing
analysis
deduce
deduce something from something
deducible
deductive
diagnosis
draw
hypothetico-deductive
impute something to someone
in the last/final analysisidiom
inconclusively
induction
inductive
non-deductive
put
put something down to something
put two and two together and make fiveidiom
put two and two togetheridiom
reason
syllogism

gatherverb (CLOTH)


[ T ]
to pull cloth into small folds by sewing a thread through it and then pulling the thread tight: 给…打褶裥
a gathered skirt有褶裥的裙子
[ T ]
If you gather a piece of clothing or loose cloth around yourself, you pull it close to your body: 拉紧,裹紧,拢起(衣服)
gather something around someoneShe shivered, and gathered the blanket around her.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
handknitted
hank
hem
intarsia
knit
reknit
resew
rib
run something up
running stitch
sampler
seam
seamstress
sew
stitch

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Enclosing, surrounding and immersing

See also


gather your thoughts
gather yourwits

Idiom


gather dust
gather
noun[ Cusually plural ]
uk /ˈɡæð.ər/ us /ˈɡæð.ɚ/
a small fold that has been sewn into cloth: 褶裥
a skirt with 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
floor-length
flouncy
foppishly
form-fitting
French tuck
reversible
ribbed
ribby
ruche
ruched
voluminously
voop neck
waisted
washable
wasp waist

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Parts of clothes

gather | American Dictionary


gather
verb

gatherverb (COLLECT)


[ T ]us/ˈɡæð·ər/
to collect or obtain things, esp. from different places:
I went to several libraries to gather information.
We gathered blackberries from the nearby fields.
 gathers momentum/speed
If something gathers momentum/speed, it gradually becomes faster or stronger:
Pressure for reform of the health-care system is gathering momentum.

gatherverb (COME TOGETHER)


[ I ]us/ˈɡæð·ər/
(of people or animals) to come together in a group:
A crowd gathered to hear her speak.

gatherverb (UNDERSTAND)


fmlus/ˈɡæð·ər/
to understand or believe something as a result of something that has been said or done:
[ + (that) clause ]From the look on their faces, she gathered (that) they were annoyed with her.

Idiom


gather dust

Examples of gather


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