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| 1 | I/T if people gather or someone gathers them , they come together in one place to see or do something （使）聚集；（使）集合 |
| A crowd gathered outside the hotel. 一群人聚集在酒店门外。 |
| Football fans gathered around the TV in the corner of the bar. 足球迷们聚在酒吧角落处的电视前。 |
| She gathered her children and ran for shelter. 她把孩子们拉到一块儿，向避难所跑去。 |
| There were 60,000 fans gathered in the stadium. 有6万球迷聚集在体育场。 |
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| 2 | T to look for and find information or documents in different places 收集（信息或文件） |
| Our report is based on information gathered from all parts of the country. 我们的报告是以收集来自全国各地的信息为基础的。 |
| The police have been gathering evidence against him. 警方一直在搜集对他不利的证据。 |
| I need to gather together our tax documents. 我需要把我们所有的税务文件收集在一起。 |
| | 2a | to search for and find similar things that you need or want 采集 | | They live by gathering shellfish and snails. 他们靠采集贝类和蜗牛为生。 | | Bees were gathering pollen from the wild flowers. 蜜蜂正在采集野花的花粉。 | |
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| 3 | T if something gathers force , speed , or strength , its force , speed , or strength increases （力量或速度）增加 |
| The train pulled away slowly, then gathered speed. 火车缓缓驶离，然后逐渐加速。 |
| | 3a | to become gradually stronger or more successful 逐渐增强/变成功 | | Opposition to the new law is gathering momentum. 对新法案的反对越来越强烈。 | |
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| 4 | T to bring things closer together , for example to protect something or make it tidy 聚拢；收拢 |
| Gathering her robe around her, Maria ran upstairs. 玛丽亚将身上的睡袍拉紧，向楼上跑去。 |
| She gathered her hair into a knot at the back of her head. 她把头发拢起来在脑后盘了个发髻。 |
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| 5 | T mainly spoken to believe that something is true , although no one has directly told you about it 猜测；推测 |
| You’ re new here, I gather. 我猜你就在这里。 |
| From what I can gather she’ s madly in love with him. 据我推断，她已经疯狂地爱上了他。 |
| +(that) I gather that the storm caused a power failure. 我猜想是暴风雨引起了停电。 |
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| 6 | I if clouds gather , they start to appear and cover part of the sky （云）积聚 |
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| 7 | T usually passive to make a lot of small folds in cloth 给（衣服）打褶 |
| The dress is gathered at the waist with elastic. 这条裙子腰部用松紧带打了褶子。 |
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| - | gather dust
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| to not be used or touched by anyone for a long time |
| （因搁置时间久而）蒙上灰尘，久置不用，遭冷落 |
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| Too often, expensive toys just gather dust. 经常是价格贵的玩具遭冷落。 |
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| - | gather sb into your arms mainly literary
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| to put your arms around someone , especially to protect them |
| （尤指为保护而）拥抱某人，搂住某人 |
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| - | gather your strength/courage/energy/wits
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| to prepare yourself for a difficult situation or action |
| 积聚力量/勇气/能量/智慧（来应付困境） |
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| - | gather yourself (together) mainly literary
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| to calm yourself , usually so you can do something you must do |
| 使自己平静（通常这样就可以做必须做的事） |
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| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | ˌgather ˈin |
| PHRASAL VB LITERARY |
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| | to collect crops from the field when they are ready 收割（庄稼） |
| - | ˌgather ˈup |
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| | to pick up things from several different places and put them together 收集；把…收起来 | Janet quickly gathered up her books and left the classroom. 珍妮特赶紧把书收起来，离开了教室。 | |
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