They were going to stage a large-scale money collecting.

他们筹划举办一个大型募捐活动。

youdao

They are going from door to door collecting money from civilians.

他们挨家挨户地从老百姓那里收钱。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

He is collecting money.

他在筹集资金。

youdao

Workers stand outside stores, ringing a bell and collecting money in a red metal kettle from shoppers passing by.

VOA: special.2009.11.02

Maybe you're paying me indirectly, but I shouldn't be collecting money from you and then awarding grades; that wouldn't be right, but that's what has started to happen.

也许你们正在间接的给我发薪水,但是我不应该从你们手里拿钱,然后按钱给学分,那样是不对的,但是事实就是这样发生了

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

A coalition called the Aceh Humanitarian Axis is raising money, collecting donations and sending volunteers.

VOA: standard.2009.10.12

He said councils had the freedom and flexibility to develop their own schemes and ministers had urged them to be "sensible" about their collection policies so "they don't spend money collecting very, very small amounts of money".

BBC: 'Millions of low-income households' face council tax rise

After a while, as they become more comfortable both with their money and collecting they start looking at older works.

WSJ: The Art of Collecting

Which is why I insist on pointing out that the US government is costing itself money by collecting taxes.

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