英语词汇“collate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Although the verb collate specifically means to put pages in a correct order, the word can be used more generally to mean to put anything into the proper sequence.

Collating can mean the mindless job of putting papers in order before stapling them, or it can mean the high-brow analytical job of critically comparing multiple texts. Both usually involve paper, only the latter involves higher-order thinking. "The genealogists collated data from several sources, which made them realize, based on the dates, that Henry the VIII could not have been on the family tree."

WORD FAMILY

collate: collated, collates, collating, collation, decollate+/collation: collations/decollate: decollated

USAGE EXAMPLES

She spends her days collating donated coats by size and gender in a tent near the camp's main fire circle.

Reuters(Dec 03, 2016)

The project needs a larger team to collate many more national surveys and develop guidelines for future surveys.

Nature(Nov 29, 2016)

They were collated from a Freedom of Information request to 90 local education authorities in England and Wales.

BBC(Nov 29, 2016)

1v to assemble in proper sequence

collate the papers

Hyper

order

bring order to or into

2v compare critically; of texts

Hyper

compare

examine and note the similarities or differences of

单词	collate
释义	collate (once / 2375 pages) v Although the verb collate specifically means to put pages in a correct order, the word can be used more generally to mean to put anything into the proper sequence. Collating can mean the mindless job of putting papers in order before stapling them, or it can mean the high-brow analytical job of critically comparing multiple texts. Both usually involve paper, only the latter involves higher-order thinking. "The genealogists collated data from several sources, which made them realize, based on the dates, that Henry the VIII could not have been on the family tree." WORD FAMILY collate: collated, collates, collating, collation, decollate+/collation: collations/decollate: decollated USAGE EXAMPLES She spends her days collating donated coats by size and gender in a tent near the camp's main fire circle. Reuters(Dec 03, 2016) The project needs a larger team to collate many more national surveys and develop guidelines for future surveys. Nature(Nov 29, 2016) They were collated from a Freedom of Information request to 90 local education authorities in England and Wales. BBC(Nov 29, 2016) 1v to assemble in proper sequence collate the papers Hyper order bring order to or into 2v compare critically; of texts Hyper compare examine and note the similarities or differences of
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