Gather
[ 'ɡæðɚ ]
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vt. 收集;聚集，搜集;收紧，收缩;采集;
vi. 逐渐增加，积聚;
n. 聚集;衣褶;
📝 例句
She gathered her brows into a frown.
她皱起了眉。
That's Brundrett's committee. The Americans are very keen on that, I gather.
那是布伦德里特委员会。我推断美国人对它很有兴趣。
I gather you've taken my advice.
我想你已经接受了我的劝告。
gather (=collect; muster up; pluck up; take) courage
鼓足勇气
gain [gather] momentum
增加动量,增加劲头,得势
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ father-父亲,gather-集合:父亲集合全家人开会
※ g-拼音“哥”,at-在,her-她的:我哥在她的电脑上收集资料,准备毕业论文
※ father-父亲(f-拼音“父”),gather-采集(g-拼音“各”):父亲常常在海边“采集”各种贝壳
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
gather
v
1
(a) [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ round (sb/sth); ~ sb/sth round (sb/sth) come or bring sb/sth together in one place 聚集; 集合; 召集; 搜集
A crowd soon gathered. 很快聚集起一群人.
Gather round (ie Form a group round me) and listen, children! 孩子们, 围拢过来听我说!
a musical evening with the whole family gathered round the piano 全家围在钢琴旁的音乐晚会.
(b) [Tn, Tn.p]
~ sth (together/up) bring together (objects) that have been spread about 收集, 收拢（分散的东西）
Give me a moment to gather my notes together. 给我些时间整理一下笔记.
She gathered up her scattered belongings and left. 她把自己的散乱物品收好就走了.
2
(a) [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (from sth) collect (plants, fruit, etc) from a wide area 搜集, 采集（植物、 水果等）
gather flowers, berries, nuts, etc 采花、 浆果、 坚果等
gathering mushrooms in the fields 在野地采集蘑菇
(fig 比喻) information gathered (ie obtained) from various sources 从各处搜集的信息.
(b) [Tn, Tn.p]
~ sth (in) pick or cut and collect (crops) for storage 捡拾或收割（庄稼）
The harvest has been safely gathered in. 庄稼已妥善收获完毕.
3 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tf]
~ sth (from sb/sth) understand sth; conclude 理解某事物; 得出结论
`Smith's resigned.' `I gathered as much from the newspapers.' ｀史密斯辞职了.＇｀我从报纸上也能看出他得辞职.＇
I gather you want to see the director. 我猜想你要见经理.
`She won't be coming.' `So I gather.' ｀她不来了.＇｀我也这麽看.＇
I gathered from the way she replied that she wasn't very enthusiastic. 从她的回答来看, 她并不十分热心.
4 [Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ sth round sb/sth; ~ sth up pull (a garment) tighter to one's body 将（衣服）向身体收拢
She gathered the shawl round her/round her shoulders. 她用披肩把自己[肩头]裹紧.
She gathered up her skirts and ran. 她提起裙摆就跑了.
5 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (in) draw (a garment) together in folds or pleats （在衣服上）打褶子
a skirt gathered (in) at the waist 腰部打褶的裙子.
6 [I, Tn] increase (sth) 增加（某事物）
The darkness is gathering. 夜色渐浓.
in the gathering gloom of a winter's afternoon 在冬天的一个下午, 天色越来越暗
The car gathered speed. 汽车速度逐渐加快了.
7 [Tn] (fig 比喻) bring (sth) together in order to make an effort; summon up 聚集或集中（某事物）以尽力; 鼓起; 唤起
He gathered all his strength and swung the axe. 他用尽全力抡起斧头.
She sat trying to gather her thoughts before making her speech. 她坐在那里努力集中思想准备发言.
8 (idm 习语) be gathered to one's `fathers (dated or rhet 旧或修辞) die 死. collect/gather one's wits => wit. gather `dust be neglected or unused for a long time 长久忽略或久置不用. a rolling stone gathers no moss => roll2. gather, n fold or pleat in a garment （衣服上的）褶子.
🎯 考研助记
8个(g)父亲(father) 聚集在一起？{呵呵打麻将吗？}
🔁 扩展释义
*['gæðә]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
📖 同为「高中」词汇
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I've only been waiting for an hour.
我已经等了一个小时了。
My brothers must help with the house work at home.
我的兄弟在家里必须帮忙做家务。
But the competition of man against man is not the simple process envisioned in biology.
但是，人与人的竞争并不像生物学中想像的那样是一个简单过程。