| 单词 | gather |
| 释义 | gather (gæðəʳ ) Word forms: gathers , gathering , gathered 1. verb B2 If people gather somewhere or if someone gathers people somewhere, they come together in a group. In the evenings, we gathered around the fireplace and talked. [VERB preposition/adverb] The man signalled for me to gather the children together. [VERB noun with together] Synonyms: congregate, assemble, get together, collect 2. verb B2 If you gather things, you collect them together so that you can use them. I suggest we gather enough firewood to last the night. [VERB noun] She stood up and started gathering her things together. [VERB noun with together] Synonyms: collect, assemble, accumulate, round up Gather up means the same as gather. When Sutcliffe had gathered up his papers, he went out. [VERB PARTICLE noun] He gathered the leaves up off the ground. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 3. verb B2 If you gather information or evidence, you collect it, especially over a period of time and after a lot of hard work. ...a private detective using a hidden recording device to gather information. [VERB noun] This would help the prosecutor gather evidence against him which could be used in court. [VERB noun] 4. verb If something gathers speed, momentum, or force, it gradually becomes faster or more powerful. Demands for his dismissal have gathered momentum in recent weeks. [VERB noun] The raft gathered speed as the current dragged it toward the falls. [VERB noun] 5. verb When you gather something such as your strength, courage, or thoughts, you make an effort to prepare yourself to do something. You must gather your strength for the journey. [VERB noun] Synonyms: muster, collect, assemble, summon Gather up means the same as gather. She was gathering up her courage to approach him when he called to her. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 6. verb You use gather in expressions such as 'I gather' and 'as far as I can gather' to introduce information that you have found out, especially when you have found it out in an indirect way. I gather his report is highly critical of the trial judge. [VERB that] 'He speaks English,' she said to Graham. 'I gathered that.' [VERB noun] From what I could gather, he was trying to raise money by organising festivals. [VERB noun] Synonyms: understand, believe, hear, learn 7. verb If you gather fabric or cloth, you make a row of very small folds in it by sewing a thread through it and then pulling the thread tight. Gather the skirt at the waist. [VERB noun] Synonyms: fold, tuck, pleat, ruffle 8. to gather dust phrase If you say that something is gathering dust, you mean that it has been left somewhere and nobody is using it or doing anything with it. Many of the machines are gathering dust in basements. The album is finally being released in October after gathering dust for over a year. Phrasal verbs: gather up Idioms: gather dust to not be dealt with for a very long time This project has been gathering dust on the shelves of the Ministry of the Environment for the last five years. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: gather a group Gather a group of volunteers to provide a couple of hours of childcare one night a month. Christianity Today Gather any group of music and film folk together these days and the conversation will quickly turn to piracy. Times, Sunday Times They invited their members to gather a group of friends to do a study. Christianity Today Gathering the group around her, she directed covering fire for them to withdrew without further casualties. Times, Sunday Times Next we'd organise dives to gather samples to date the wreck. Times, Sunday Times Several spacecraft have sought to gather samples of dust and other materials. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In this sense, errors occurring in the process of gathering the sample or cohort cause sampling bias, while errors in any process thereafter cause selection bias. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Behind security gates, inside one of 340 windowless meeting rooms across the country, members gather daily for gospel preachings, prayers and bible readings. Times, Sunday Times For this article needs to be considered by the conclave that gathers daily to label issues and people as right-wing or left-wing. Times, Sunday Times Hundreds have gathered daily and the camp has set up a kitchen, a library issuing books and newsletters and a wireless internet connection to galvanise support through social media sites. Times, Sunday Times As a result, teams are thinking of other ways to gather information to help with their preparations. Times, Sunday Times We all accept the need for the state to gather information, but what constraints do we want to see? Times, Sunday Times When you face unfamiliar realms, you gather information, then retreat to organise your own plan or solution. Times, Sunday Times It aims to gather information from as many heritage organisations as possible and to compile it into a single database. Times, Sunday Times Bereaved relatives said they preferred a journalist to approach them directly rather than gather information - often inaccurate - from social media. Times, Sunday Times The balloons were used for spying — as lookouts to gather intelligence and spot incoming artillery. Times, Sunday Times They are permitted at short-notice over the territory of participating countries, for example to gather intelligence on troop deployments and military facilities. Times,Sunday Times The secret facility was used as a base for the multimillion dollar operation to gather intelligence about the compound and its likely inhabitants. Times, Sunday Times The key roles for the modern-day fighter pilots has been to gather intelligence and provide close air support to ground troops. Times, Sunday Times Jets would switch off their transponders — which alert air traffic control to their position — before veering off to gather intelligence over sensitive targets. The Sun His habit as a collector was to gather material thematically, and then to catalog it in lavishly illustrated and bound volumes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She then began to gather material for a new direction in her work by studying the culture of music and musicians. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To gather material for his book, he explored the entire country, collecting specimens, gathering data and taking photographs of the plants in their natural habitats. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With improvements in technology and as video cameras and video-equipped cell phones became widely available, they set up formal programs to gather material from nonprofessionals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He also wanted to gather material for an expanded geography. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Look for wide-ish shoulders or some sort of epaulette detail, a trend that continues to gather momentum. Times, Sunday Times Only a short, amateur trailer has been made public online, but the outrage prompted by it continues to gather momentum. Times, Sunday Times It said that the residential market continues to gather momentum with strong sales rates being achieved across all of its housing sites. Times, Sunday Times And so this state-of-the-nation soap opera, filled with miniature dramas and family politics, continues to gather momentum. Times, Sunday Times United were beginning to gather momentum when calamity struck. Times, Sunday Times In keeping with a tradition some 1,200 years old, he and his contemporaries gather regularly to recite their compositions. Times, Sunday Times Those members who live close enough gather regularly on work trips to maintain the trail. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Through these activities, the members can gather regularly. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are spending a lot of time together at the moment, gathering regularly in the recording studio to put the finishing touches to their last songs. The Sun In the first stage, the opposition has to gather signatures from 1 per cent of the population in support of the referendum. Times, Sunday Times He relied on volunteers rather than paid organizations to gather signatures. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A website was created to gather signatures and comments to the council. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The party had lost its automatic ballot access in 1922, had not run in 1924, and now needed to gather signatures and file a petition to go on the ballot. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The recall tended to gather signatures in bursts, with most signatures occurring shortly after some action of the governor offended a segment of the state's voters. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Once a trend gets going, it tends to gather speed and spread. Times, Sunday Times When the other train moved back, his train began to gather speed without him on board. Times, Sunday Times As the competitors gather speed, the true scale of the kickers becomes apparent. Times, Sunday Times We gather speed for what seems like an impossibly slow takeoff at just 75mph — slower than the cars on the motorways we see below us as the plane slowly rises. Times, Sunday Times This newspaper, along with most of the media, has helped it to gather speed, largely unchallenged. Times, Sunday Times But recoveries after credit crises and huge debt obligations take time to gather steam. Times, Sunday Times Their qualifying campaign took a while to gather steam. ST In private, however, whoever leads the country as the negotiations gather steam must be ready to bargain. Times, Sunday Times As the emigration movement gathered steam, the authorities' instinct - as with anything they did not control - was to seek to crush it. The Times Literary Supplement A train was gathering steam outside the walls. Times, Sunday Times Funds permitting, the centre will gather strength as a site for collaboration between academia and industry. Times, Sunday Times Refuges are places to rest, recoup, gather strength, sleep, eat and get support. The Sun There was time to rest between morning and afternoon surgery to gather strength for an evening and night on call. Times, Sunday Times They gather strength in the autumn when dry winds gain speed on higher ground and drop towards the ocean. Times, Sunday Times Your words, spoken or written in your way, are your chart's key luck component as positive planets gather strength. The Sun The passing of a truck or bicycle on the distant road or a rare instruction to pick nettles (eaten as spinach) and gather wood became a pleasure. Times, Sunday Times Most happen in forests where villagers go to gather wood for fuel or when farmers try to save their livestock. The Sun They create a raft to collect the canoes, while other campers and counselors gather wood. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One day, she sent him to gather wood. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The mandibles are used to clip pieces of vegetation, gather wood fibers, dig nests, or to capture and disassemble prey. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When the guests gather, they bring old grudges. The Sun It leads to the lounge bar, where guests gather before going out for dinner. Times, Sunday Times The wind gusting at about 60mph, my guests gather inside. Times, Sunday Times These are clustered around a central wooden chalet where guests gather for meals, hot showers and, crucially, specially tailored post-snow pampering in what used to be a hay loft. Times, Sunday Times Many formal dining rooms, for instance, rarely get used, while families and guests gather in the kitchen. Globe and Mail The locals gather at the hospital to hear news about their injured loved ones. The Sun During the summer, hundreds of locals gather on the hill outside for a free weekly yoga session. Times, Sunday Times Canvas awnings cover the stalls selling dates, oranges and apples where locals gather, tasting their purchases. Times, Sunday Times Cops confirmed nothing of note had been found during a mass search that saw 150 locals gather to trawl parkland. The Sun Some of the venues are salubrious establishments aimed at high-spending tourists, others are hole-in-the-wall bars where locals gather to drink and follow the obsessive quest of being a fadoista. Times, Sunday Times First the mourners gather, up to five hours in advance. Times, Sunday Times The other mourners gather around her, their faces blurred. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Mourners gathered there to leave tributes yesterday. The Sun Mourners gathered on a nearby lawn, where fans left flowers and a man played the bagpipes. The Sun Traditionally, friends and relatives gather at the family home as soon as possible until after the burial. Times, Sunday Times The relatives gather around and wish the couple luck by throwing flowers over them. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Relatives gather, often travelling long distances to do so. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Waiting for the big event to start, spectators gather round bonfires in campsites, ride on the funfair attractions and dine on stuffed crêpes. Times, Sunday Times The regulars will find themselves swollen in number as about 100 additional spectators gather in front of the big screens, sipping drinks as a distraction and anxiously awaiting kick-off. Times, Sunday Times Over 3 millions spectators gather each year to see the fireworks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The competition has only elite races, competed between a limited number of runners, but over 10,000 spectators gather in the streets each year to witness the race. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The delegates drift around with sweaty chinos and fuzzed-up blowdries and hot pink skin, as yet another storm gathers — the radicals. Times, Sunday Times As the storm gathers overhead, the giant thunderclaps sound like dynamite charges going off in the attic. Christianity Today As the storm gathers, those that sense the whiff of a quick profit are circling. Times, Sunday Times And, in another scene, she eats all the figs on a tree before threatening to throw herself out of it, while the villagers gather below. The Times Literary Supplement The next day, the villagers gather to watch the fight. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The villagers gather again outside the caf, engaged in their usual squabbles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The villagers gather round and ask him to tell them. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Hundreds of volunteers gather at a neighbourhood centre to help the police search. The Sun Each year, thousands of volunteers gather to wrap toys donated by corporate manufactures or retailers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Each year as many as 50,000 volunteers gather to patrol neighborhoods in the city. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Mission kiloware, or mission mixtures, are kiloware produced by charitable organizations, churches, etc., whose volunteers gather used stamps and then sell them to dealers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 聚集 Japanese: 集める |
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