词组 | gathered dust |
释义 | (redirected from gathered dust)gather dustTo be unused or forgotten, especially for a long period of time. My writing skills have been gathering dust ever since I got this job in the IT department. My grandfather still insists on writing letters by hand, while the laptop I got him gathers dust in the corner of the kitchen. gather dustFig. [for something] to sit unused for a long time. Most of my talent is just gathering dust because I don't really have an opportunity to perform. gather dustCOMMON If something gathers dust, it is not used or dealt with for a very long time. The report has been gathering dust on a shelf. She swam in the pool every morning and used the treadmill that had been gathering dust. gather (or collect) dustremain unused.gather ˈdust(of plans, recommendations, etc.) be forgotten or ignored: As usual the report was left to gather dust and not dealt with by the authorities for years. |
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