gather

['gæðə]

v.聚集, 集合, 收集, 推测
n.聚集, 褶子

vt.

1. 收集; 召集; 使聚集[(+together)]

He is gathering materials for a new book.

他正在收集资料准备写一本新书。

2. 积聚; 积蓄

This cloth gathers dust.

这种布容易积灰尘。

3. 收拾; 摘; 采集; 收割[(+in/up)]

The girl is gathering flowers.

女孩在采花。

She gathered her books and went to school.

她收拾好书本去上学。

4. 渐增

The sled gathered speed as it moved down the hill.

雪橇向山下滑动时速度变得越来越快。

5. 猜想, 推测[+(that)]

I gather that he is the one in charge.

我猜想他是负责的人。

6. 使皱起

She gathered her brows into a frown.

她皱起了眉。

vi.

1. 积聚; 集合

A crowd gathered at the scene of the accident.

出事地点聚集了一群人。

2. (眉等)皱起

3. 生脓, 化脓

n.

1. 聚集

2. 收获量

3. 衣褶[P1]

词形变化

名词: gatherer | 动词过去式: gathered | 动词过去分词: gathered | 动词现在分词: gathering | 动词第三人称单数: gathers |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.收集; 召集; 使聚集; 收割

collect  assemble  accumulate  amass  bunch  group  cluster  compile  congregate  bring together  harvest

vt.打褶

fold  tuck  pleat  

同义参见:

in  huddle  diagnose  glean  suspect  save  think  surmise  heap  collect  store  find  purse  bring  resort  reap  take  centralize  muster  rally  imagine  conclude  congregate  hoard  convene  meet  infer  pick  stock  congress  deduce  throng  swarm  herd  

反义:

vt.vi.收集; 召集; 积聚

scatter  disperse  separate  divide  dispose  distribute  spread  

英英释义

名词 gather:

sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching

同义词：gathering

the act of gathering something

同义词：gathering

动词 gather:

assemble or get together

同义词：garner, collect, pull together

collect in one place

同义词：meet, assemble, forgather, foregather

collect or gather

同义词：accumulate, cumulate, conglomerate, pile up, amass

conclude from evidence

draw fabric together and sew it tightly

同义词：pucker, tuck

get people together

同义词：assemble, get together

look for (food) in nature

补充

gathergather英:[ˈɡæðə] 美:[ˈɡæðɚ]vt. & vi.1.(使)聚集; 集合The crowd is gathering.人群正在聚集。The teacher gathered all the pupils in the auditorium.老师把全体同学集合在礼堂内。2.推断; 了解I gathered that he was the real leader.我推想他是真正的领导人。vt.1.收集, 收拢(分散的东西)The teacher went round the class to gather the papers.老师在教室里走了一圈收试卷。2.采集, 采拾; 收割, 收获He gathered me some good stamps.他为我收集了一些好邮票。My boyfriend gathered some beautiful flowers for me.我的男朋友为我采来一些美丽的花。3.把…围住, 拉紧…; 打褶子The child's dress is neatly gathered at the neck.那孩子的衣服在领口处打着整齐的皱褶。

例句

1. The man signalled for me to gather the children together.那个男子示意我把孩子们聚集到一起。 2. He gathered the men together, then ordered them to lie down at gunpoint.他用枪威胁着这些人集拢到一起并命令他们趴下。 3. We had gathered enough firewood to last the night.我们拾的柴火足够过夜了。 4. He gathered his papers and left.他收好文件后就离开了。 5. The team worked for a year gathering data.这个团队花了一年时间收集资料。 6. Did you gather she was shocked?你当时觉得她很震惊吗？ 7. She'd never been there but gathered it was boring.她从未去过那里, 但感觉应该很无聊。 8. I gathered that they were not going to eat with us.我想他们不会跟我们一起用餐了。 9. I gather from his tone of voice that he's not very pleased.听他的口气, 我觉得他不太高兴。 10. From his disjointed ramblings, I gathered he didn't like doctors much.我从他杂乱无章的絮絮叨叨推断, 他不太喜欢医生。 11. They gathered berries and nuts to eat.他们采食浆果和坚果。 12. She gathered him in her arms.她把他搂在怀里。 13. She gathered the child to her.她把孩子拉到她身边。 14. The train gathered speed.火车加快了速度。 15. The raft gathered speed as the current dragged it toward the falls.木筏顺水流向瀑布时速度越来越快。 16. Demands for his dismissal have been gathering momentum in recent weeks.近几个星期来要求将他免职的呼声越来越高。 17. The build-up to the World Cup is starting to gather momentum.世界杯的筹备工作开始全面展开。 18. The wind gathered force and shook every tree on the slope.风势越来越强劲, 撼动着斜坡上的每一棵树。 19. I've nearly finished gathering the sleeves on my dress.我差不多给我的连衣裙袖子打好褶子了。 20. gather the skirt at the waist.在裙子腰部打摺。 21. People gathered in front of Buckingham Palace.人们聚集在白金汉宫前。 22. A large crowd had gathered in the square.广场上聚集了一大群人。 23. In the evenings, we gathered around the fireplace and talked.晚上, 我们围在壁炉旁边聊天。 24. Dust had been gathering on the mantelpiece for weeks.壁炉台上积了好几个星期的灰尘了。 25. Clouds were gathering overhead.天空聚集起了乌云。 26. As far as I could gather, he was trying to raise money for his new business.据我了解, 他当时正为他的新公司筹钱。 27. I paused to gather my thoughts and check my notes.我停顿下来整理思路并查看笔记。 28. She let out a loud sigh and tried to gather her wits.她大声叹了口气, 想清醒一下。 29. a gather in her skirt她裙子上的一条褶子 30. gather the men together and we’ll start the march.把人集中起来，我们要出发了。 31. A rolling stone gathers no moss.滚石不生苔。 32. He was busy gathering information about birds.他忙于搜集有关鸟类的资料。 33. to gather sticks for fire拾柴烧火 34. to gather a blanket about one's legs用毯子裹住双腿 35. She gathered the shawl about her shoulders to keep out the wind.为了抵御风寒，她用披肩裹住了她的双肩。 36. She was gathering flowers for dinner table.她正在采集摆放在餐桌上的鲜花。 37. to gather crops收庄稼 38. I gather that you disagree.我猜想你不同意。 39. He gathered up his strength for the new job.他鼓足劲头来开展新的工作。 40. A good football game always gathers a crowd.一场精彩的足球赛总能吸引大批观众。 41. to gather speed逐渐加速 42. The wind was gathering strength.风越吹越劲。 43. a gathered skirt打褶的裙子 44. He gathered his brows into a frown.他紧锁眉头。 45. She gathered the crying child in her arms.她把哭着的小孩抱在怀中。 46. A crowd gathered to see what had happened.一群人聚集在那儿看究竟发生了什么。 47. The clouds are gathering,it will probably rain.乌云在集结，天可能要下雨。 48. The dusk is gathering.暮色渐浓。 49. as soon as a crowd gathered, the police came.一群人刚一聚拢，警察就来了。 50. information that we have gathered about people.我们所收集到的人员信息。 51. I gather up the prescription and follow him to the door.我拿起处方跟他向门口走去。 52. the Bushmen live by hunting and gathering.丛林居民就是靠打猎和采摘为生的。 53. 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。 54. the front is gathered at the waist.前面在腰部打褶。 55. you're still with Anthea, I gather.我猜，你还是和安西娅在一起。 56. the green movement is gathering pace.绿色行动正在加快步伐。 57. 100,000 of the machines are gathering dust in stockrooms.100,000 台机器正放在仓库里积灰呢。 58. he lay gathering his thoughts together.他躺在那儿集中思想。 59. he gathered himself for a tremendous leap.他打起精神向前跳了一大步。 60. A crowd soon gathered at the scene of the accident.事故现场很快聚集了一群人。 61. We all gathered round and listened to what the guide was saying.我们大家围拢过来听导游的解说。 62. He gathered up all his papers and put them away.他把文件都收拾起来放好。 63. They have gathered together a lot of information on the subject.他们收集了不少资料，都是关于这个题目的。 64. to gather mushrooms采蘑菇 65. I gather from your letter that you have several years' experience of this kind of work.从你信里看来，你有多年做这种工作的经验。 66. ‘She's been very ill recently.’ ‘So I gather.’“她近来病得很厉害。”“我也这么想。” 67. I gathered speed as I cycled down the hill.我骑自行车下山，速度越来越快。 68. The children gathered their toys (together) and put them away.孩子们把玩具收起来放好了。 69. Give me just a minute to gather my things and then we can leave.稍等，我收拾一下，然后我们就可以离开了。 70. The coach gathered her players together.教练把她的队员们召集到了一块儿。 71. She gathered her hair into a ponytail.她把头发扎成了个马尾辫。 72. We gathered (up) wood for the fire.我们捡拾了一些柴火。 73. The child was gathering flowers to give to his mother.这孩子在采花要送给他妈妈。 74. She has been gathering poems (together) for/into a collection.她一直在为一本诗集收集诗歌。 75. The police are continuing to gather evidence relating to the crime.警方正继续搜集与这起犯罪有关的证据。 76. Volunteers have been gathering contributions for the new library.志愿者们一直在为新图书馆收集捐款。 77. A crowd began to gather on the sidewalk.人群开始在人行道上聚集起来。 78. The players gathered together to hear the coach's game plan.队员围拢在一起听教练的比赛战术。 79. Everyone gathered around him as he began to speak.他开始讲话时，所有人都围在他的周围。 80. He asked us to gather round.他叫我们聚拢过来。 81. The bicyclists gathered speed as they went downhill.自行车选手下坡时逐渐加快了速度。 82. The campaign has begun to gather momentum/strength. [=has begun to be more popular and effective]这场运动已经开始逐渐兴起。 83. Clouds had begun to gather overhead.阴云开始在头顶上空聚集。 84. We hurried home in the gathering darkness.天色逐渐暗下来，我们急忙往家赶。 85. the gathering storm正在形成的暴风雨 86. the gathering [=worsening] crisis加剧的危机 87. He gathered his courage and finally spoke up.他鼓起勇气，终于大声说了出来。 88. "Despite her injury, she gathered her strength and was able to finish the race."尽管有伤，她还是奋力完成了赛跑。 89. He paused to gather himself before stepping out onto the stage.他停下来定了定神，然后走上舞台。 90. I barely had time to gather my thoughts/wits before replying.在回答之前，我几乎来不及整理我的思绪。 91. "I gather (from her comments) that she's read a great deal about this topic. = From what I (can) gather, she's read a great deal about this topic."（从她的评论看，）我认为她阅读了大量有关这个题目的资料。 92. “She's read a great deal about this topic.” “So I gather!”“她阅读了大量有关这个题目的资料。”“我想也是。” 93. He gathered the child (up) in his arms.他把孩子拉进怀里。 94. She gathered her cloak around her before stepping outside.她裹紧身上的披风，走了出去。 95. I gathered the fabric to make small pleats.我给这块布打上细褶子。 96. a gatherer of data/information数据/信息采集者 97. hunters and gatherers [=people who gather food]狩猎者和采集者 98. a shirt with gathers at the shoulders肩部打褶的衬衫