词组 | gather |
释义 | gather /ˈɡæðə $ -ər/ verb 1. to get things from different places and put them togethernounsgather information/data/statistics We hope to gather information about people’s eating habits. | The police gather statistics on crimes in the area.gather evidence Police have not yet gathered enough evidence to prosecute him.gather intelligence (=secretly collect information about someone or something) They were attempting to gather intelligence on US military operations.gather material The research was based on material we had gathered from interviews.gather views/opinions/ideas The meeting aimed to gather the views of local people.gather support He met with other leaders to gather support for military action.gather signatures They are gathering signatures for a petition against the road building programme.2. to come together and form a groupnounspeople gather Thousands of people gathered outside the embassy.a crowd/group gathers A crowd gathered to watch the fight.friends/family gather Friends and family gathered to celebrate her 21st birthday.supporters/fans gather His supporters gathered outside the High Court.prepositions/adverbsgather around/round Gather round, everyone, so that you can see the screen.gather together Could the bride’s family all gather together for a photo?quickly/hastily/hurriedly gather They hastily gathered around the television, to see if there was any news about the storm.verbsbegin to gather A crowd began to gather outside the building.3. to increase in speed, development etcnounsgather speed/pace The train started to gather speed.gather momentum (=make progress and become more successful) The campaign is gathering momentum. |
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