gather /ˈɡæðə/ CET4 TEM4 ( gathering, gathered, gathers )

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I If people gather somewhere, or if someone gathers people somewhere, they come together in a group. 聚集

  例：

  In the evenings, we gathered around the fireplace and talked.

  晚上，我们聚在壁炉旁聊天。

• 2. 

  V-T If you gather things, you collect them together so that you can use them. 收集

  例：

  I suggest we gather enough firewood to last the night.

  我建议我们捡拾足够的木柴来度过这个夜晚。

• 3. 

  PHRASAL VERB Gather up means the same as . 收集

  例：

  When Steinberg had gathered up his papers, he went out.

  斯坦伯格收好文件后，走了出去。

• 4. 

  V-T If you gather information or evidence, you collect it, especially over a period of time and after a lot of hard work. 搜集

  例：

  ...a private detective using a hidden tape recorder to gather information.

  …一名用一部暗藏的磁带录音机来搜集信息的私家侦探。

• 5. 

  V-T If something gathers speed, momentum, or force, it gradually becomes faster or more powerful. 逐渐增加

  例：

  Demands for his dismissal have gathered momentum in recent weeks.

  要求把他免职的呼声最近几周越来越高。

• 6. 

  V-T When you gather something such as your strength, courage, or thoughts, you make an effort to prepare yourself to do something. 积聚

  例：

  You must gather your strength for the journey.

  你必须为此次行程打起精神来。

• 7. 

  PHRASAL VERB Gather up means the same as . 积聚

  例：

  She was gathering up her courage to approach him when he called to her.

  他喊她的时候，她正鼓起勇气去接近他。

• 8. 

  V-T 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. 猜想 (用于引出间接得到的信息)

  例：

  I gather his report is highly critical of the trial judge.

  我猜想他的报告毫不留情地批判了庭审法官。

  例：

  "He speaks English," she said to Graham. "I gathered that."

  “他说英语，”她对格雷厄姆说。“我料到了。”

• 9. 

  to gather dust →see dust