| 单词 | gather |
| 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. |
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