amass
/əˈmæs/verb
with obj.
1- gather together or accumulate (a large amount or number of valuable material or things) over a period of time积聚, 积累：
he amassed a fortune estimated at close to a million pounds.
他积攒了一笔估计价值近100万英镑的财产。
1.1
- no obj. archaic (of people) gather together in a crowd or group〈古〉（人）聚集：
the soldiers were amassing from all parts of Spain.
来自西班牙各地的士兵正在集结。
派生词
amasser
noun词源
late 15th cent.: from French amasser or medieval Latin amassare, based on Latin massa 'lump' （see MASS）.