| 单词 | gather |
| 释义 | Word Frequency gather(ˈɡæðə) verb 1. to assemble or cause to assemble 2. to collect or be collected gradually; muster 3. (transitive) to learn from information given; conclude or assume 4. (transitive) to pick or harvest (flowers, fruit, etc) 5. (tr; foll by to or into) to clasp or embrace the mother gathered the child into her arms 6. (transitive) to bring close (to) or wrap (around) she gathered her shawl about her shoulders 7. to increase or cause to increase gradually, as in force, speed, intensity, etc 8. to contract (the brow) or (of the brow) to become contracted into wrinkles; knit 9. (transitive) to assemble (sections of a book) in the correct sequence for binding 10. (transitive) to collect by making a selection 11. (transitive) to prepare or make ready to gather one's wits 12. to draw (material) into a series of small tucks or folds by passing a thread through it and then pulling it tight 13. (intransitive) (of a boil or other sore) to come to a head; form pus noun 14. a. the act of gathering b. the amount gathered 15. a small fold in material, as made by a tightly pulled stitch; tuck 16. printing an informal name for section (sense 17) Derived forms gatherable (ˈgatherable) adjective gatherer (ˈgatherer) noun Word origin Old English gadrian; related to Old Frisian gaderia, Middle Low German gaderen |
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