单词 | muster |
释义 | muster¹ 🄰 vt. 1.+ troops集合;召集 The general had mustered his troops north of the Hindu Kush.将军已把部队集结到了兴都库什山脉北部。 2.(summon up)+ strength, energy聚集;+ support, votes笼络 Mustering all her strength, Nancy pulled hard on both oars.南希攒足了全部力气, 奋力划动双桨。 His mother couldn't muster the strength to come to the ceremony.他的母亲没能攒足 体力来参加典礼。 He travelled around West Africa trying to muster support for his movement.他在西非四处奔走, 为自己的运动争取支持。 to muster the courage to do sth鼓足勇气做某事 It took me a year to muster the courage to make the call.我花了一年的时间才鼓足勇气去打这个电话。 3.<澳,新西兰>(round up livestock)集合, 聚拢(牲口) 🄱 vi. troops +集合;集结 The men mustered before their clan chiefs.人们在族长面前集合。 Phrasal Verbsmuster in,muster out,muster up muster² 1.【军】集合 His first military duty was when he attended the early-morning muster of the regiment.他第一次执行 军事 任务是参加团里的清晨集合。 2.(gathering)集合;集会 This was the third time the annual music muster has been held.这是第三次举行年度音乐聚会。 3.<澳,新西兰>(of livestock)(牲口的)聚拢 4.<废>(peacocks)一群孔雀 idiom ◆to pass muster符合要求;胜任 I could not pass muster in his language.我说不好他的语言。 If it doesn't pass muster, a radio station could have its licence challenged.如果不合要求, 电台可能会被吊销执照。 a democratic process which wouldn't pass muster in any respectable democracy在任何值得尊敬的民主国家中都不符合要求的民主进程 |
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