a·mass

verb

/əˈmæs/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they amass	/əˈmæs/ /əˈmæs/
he / she / it amasses	/əˈmæsɪz/ /əˈmæsɪz/
past simple amassed	/əˈmæst/ /əˈmæst/
past participle amassed	/əˈmæst/ /əˈmæst/
-ing form amassing	/əˈmæsɪŋ/ /əˈmæsɪŋ/

amass something to collect something, especially in large quantities over a period of time（尤指一段时间内大量）积累，积聚 synonym accumulate
- He amassed a fortune from silver mining.他靠开采银矿积累了一笔财富。
- They amassed enough evidence to convict her.他们搜集了足够证据给她定罪。
Synonyms collect
collectgather ▪ accumulate ▪ amassThese words all mean to get more of something over a period of time, or to increase in quantity over a period of time.
collect to bring things or information together from different people or places; to gradually increase in amount in a place:
We’ve been collecting data from various sources.我们一直从各种渠道收集资料。
Dirt had collected in the corners of the room.房间的角落里积满了灰尘。
People sometimes collect things of a particular type as a hobby: to collect stamps. gather to bring things together that have been spread around; to collect information from different sources:
I waited while he gathered up his papers.他整理文件时我就在一旁等待。
Detectives have spent months gathering evidence.侦探们花了数月时间搜集证据。
collect or gather?Both collect and gather can be used in the same way to talk about bringing together data, information or evidence. When talking about things, gather is used with words like things, belongings or papers when the things are spread around within a short distance. Collect is used for getting examples of something from different people or places that are physically separated.
accumulate (rather formal) to gradually get more and more of something over a period of time; to gradually increase in number or quantity over a period of time:
I seem to have accumulated a lot of books.我好像已经收集了很多书。
Debts began to accumulate.债务开始增加。
amass (rather formal) to collect something in large quantities, especially money, debts or information:
He amassed a fortune from silver mining.他靠开采银矿积累了一笔财富。
Patterns
- to collect/gather/accumulate/amass data/evidence/information
- to accumulate/amass a fortune/debts
- dirt/dust/debris collects/accumulates
- to gradually/slowly collect/gather/accumulate (something)
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Amass is used with these nouns as the object:
army
capital
collection
…
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from French amasser or medieval Latin amassare, based on Latin massa ‘lump’, from Greek maza ‘barley cake’; perhaps related to massein ‘knead’.