单词 | muster |
释义 | muster (mʌstəʳ ) Word forms: musters , mustering , mustered 1. verb If you muster something such as support, strength, or energy, you gather as much of it as you can in order to do something. He travelled around West Africa trying to muster support for his movement. [VERB noun] Mustering all her strength, Nancy pulled hard on both oars. [VERB noun] Synonyms: summon up, collect, call up, marshal 2. verb When soldiers muster or are mustered, they gather together in one place in order to take part in a military action. The men mustered before their clan chiefs. [VERB] The general had mustered his troops north of the Hindu Kush. [VERB noun] Synonyms: rally, group, gather, assemble 3. pass muster phrase If someone or something passes muster, they are good enough for the thing they are needed for. I could not pass muster in his language. If it doesn't pass muster, a radio station could have its license challenged. Synonyms: be acceptable, qualify, measure up, make the grade Idioms: pass muster to be satisfactory for a particular purpose or job Only one country has yet to fulfill all the membership requirements, but it is expected to pass muster soon. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: muster support The two main parties said that they would be using conventional paper telling to muster support. Times, Sunday Times It has also set up an action group to muster support from the trust's thousands of private shareholders. Times, Sunday Times The party's new focus on living standards and the resentment about some coalition cuts could muster support again. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 聚集 支持、力量、精力等 Japanese: かき集める |
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