释义 |
collect for (someone or something) collect for (someone or something)To solicit money, especially that which is owed, for a particular reason. People keep calling to collect for my credit card bills. There's a boy at the door collecting for charity.See also: collectcollect (money) for someone or somethingto solicit money for the benefit of someone or something. I would like to collect some money for Fred, who is in the hospital. I am collecting for the church building fund.See also: collectcollect (money) for somethingto solicit money that is owed. I'm collecting money for payment on your loan. Someone is calling to collect for the newspaper delivery.See also: collect |