| 释义 |
gather /gadhˈər/ transitive verb- To collect
- To assemble
- To amass
- To harvest
- To pick up
- To draw together
- To pull someone or something close to oneself
- (in sewing) to draw into puckers by passing a thread through and pulling it tight
- To arrange (signatures of a book) in sequence for binding
- To learn by inference
- To have increase in (eg speed)
intransitive verb- To assemble or muster
- To increase
- To suppurate
- To make way (nautical)
- To arrange signatures of a book in correct sequence for binding
noun- A pleat or fold in cloth, made by drawing threads through
- (in pl) that part of the dress which is gathered or drawn in
ORIGIN: OE gaderian, gæderian; (tō)gædere together; geador together, and gæd fellowship gathˈerer noun - A person who collects, amasses, assembles or harvests
- A worker who collects molten glass on the end of a rod preparatory to blowing
gathˈering noun - The action of someone who or something that gathers
- A crowd or assembly
- A series of gathers in material
- A narrowing
- A number of leaves of paper folded one within another
- The assembling of the sheets of a book
- A suppurating swelling, boil or abscess (informal)
gathˈering-coal or gathˈering-peat noun A coal, or peat, put into a fire to keep it alive until morning gathˈering-cry noun A summons to assemble for war gathˈering-ground noun A catchment area gather breath To recover wind gather ground To gain ground gather oneself together To collect all one's powers, like one about to leap gather to a head - To ripen
- To come into a state of preparation for action or effect
gather way (nautical) To begin to make headway by sail or steam so as to answer the helm |