1
- no obj. come together; assemble or accumulate集合; 聚集, 累积：
as soon as a crowd gathered, the police came.
一群人刚一聚拢, 警察就来了。
2
- with obj. bring together and take in from scattered places or sources收集, 采集, 搜集：
information that we have gathered about people.
我们所收集到的人员信息。
2.1
gather something up
pick up from the ground or a surface（从地上或平面上）拣起, 拾起：I gathered up the prescription and followed him to the door.
我拿起处方跟着他向门口走去。
2.2
gather something in
collect grain or other crops as a harvest收割（庄稼）。
2.3
- no obj. collect plants, fruits, etc., for food采摘植物或水果等（作为食物）：
the Bushmen live by hunting and gathering.
丛林居民就是靠打猎和采摘野果为生。
2.4
- draw together or towards oneself把…拉在一起, 把…拉向自己：
she gathered the child in her strong young arms and held him close.
她把孩子拉进她年轻强壮的臂弯里, 紧紧地抱着他。
2.5
- draw and hold together (fabric or a part of a garment) by running thread through it用针线（将织物或衣服的一部分）打褶裥：
the front is gathered at the waist.
前面在腰部打褶。
3
- with obj. infer; understand推断, 猜测; 以为：
you're still with Anthea, I gather.
我想, 你还是和安西娅在一起。
4
- with obj. develop a higher degree of增加, 积聚：
the green movement is gathering pace
绿色行动正在加快步伐
100,000 of the machines are gathering dust in stockrooms.
100,000台机器正放在仓库里积灰呢。
5
- with obj. summon up (a mental or physical attribute such as one's thoughts or strength) for a purpose（出于某种目的）集中（思想）; 积聚（体力）：
he lay gathering his thoughts together
他躺在那儿整理思绪
he gathered himself for a tremendous leap.
他用力向前跳了一大步。
5.1
- gain or recover (one's breath)喘（气）。
noun
gathers
- a part of a garment that is gathered or drawn in织物的打褶裥处。
短语
gather way
- (of a ship) begin to move（船）开始移动, 加速。
派生词
gatherer
noun词源
Old English gaderian, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch gaderen, also to TOGETHER.