- bring or gather together (things, typically when scattered or widespread)聚集; 使集中：
he went round the office collecting old coffee cups
他在办公室里转来转去, 把用旧的咖啡杯集中起来
he collected up all his clothing.
他把他所有的衣服集中在一起。
- accumulate and store over a period of time积聚; 采集; 存储：
collect rainwater to use on the garden.
积聚雨水以作浇灌花园之用。
- systematically seek and acquire (items of a particular kind) as a hobby（作为爱好）收藏; 搜集; 收集：
I've started collecting stamps.
我已开始集邮。
- no obj. come together and form a group or mass集中, 集合：
worshippers collected together in centres
敬神者们聚集在一些中心区
dust and dirt collect so quickly.
尘土积得很快。
- call for and take away; fetch（去）取; 接：
the children were collected from school.
孩子们从学校接回来了。
- go somewhere and accept or receive (something), especially as a right or due去接受; 去领取; 去收取（尤指有权要求或应得之物）：
she came to Oxford to collect her honorary degree.
她来牛津接受她的荣誉学位。
- solicit and receive (donations), especially for charity（尤指为慈善事业）募捐; 募集：
collecting money for the war effort
为准备战争而募款
no obj. I collect for Oxfam.我为英国牛津饥荒救济委员会募捐。
- no obj. informal receive money that is due; be paid〈非正式〉收账; 领取（工资, 酬劳）：
he'd come to collect.
他来收账（或取款、领钱）。
collect oneself
regain control of oneself, typically after a shock（尤指在受惊后）恢复镇定。
- bring together and concentrate (one's thoughts)集中（思想）。
- archaic conclude; infer〈古〉推断; 推论：
with clause by all best conjectures, I collect Thou art to be my fatal enemy.经过所有最缜密的推测, 我得出的结论就是你将成为我的死敌。
- cause (a horse) to bring its hind legs further forward as it moves, thereby shortening the stride and increasing balance and impulsion使（马）以受衔姿势跑。
- Austral./NZ informal collide with〈澳/新西兰, 非正式〉和…互撞; 和…发生冲突：
he lost control of the truck and collected two cats and a cow.
他开卡车失控, 撞上了两只猫和一头牛。
- N. Amer. (with reference to a telephone call) to be paid for by the person receiving it〈北美〉（电话）由受话人付费（的）：
as adv. I called my mother collect我给我母亲打了一个受话方付费电话
as adj. a collect call.受话人付费的电话。
- Austral./NZ informal a winning bet〈澳/新西兰, 非正式〉打赢的赌; 赢钱的赌注, 胜注。