gathers; gathered; gathering
gathers; gathered; gathering
Learner's definition of GATHER
1 [+ object]
a : to bring (things or people) together into a group使聚集;使聚拢;召集 -
The children gathered their toys (together) and put them away.孩子们把玩具收起来放好了。
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Give me just a minute to gather my things and then we can leave.稍等,我收拾一下,然后我们就可以离开了。
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The coach gathered her players together.教练把她的队员们召集到了一块儿。
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She gathered her hair into a ponytail.她把头发扎成了个马尾辫。
b : to choose and collect (things)收集;采集 -
We gathered (up) wood for the fire.我们捡拾了一些柴火。
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The child was gathering flowers to give to his mother.这孩子在采花要送给他妈妈。
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She has been gathering poems (together) for/into a collection.她一直在为一本诗集收集诗歌。
c : to get or take (things) from different people or places and bring them together搜集;收集 2
[no object] : to come together to form a group聚集;围拢 —
often + around or round 3
[+ object] : to get more of (something, such as speed) gradually加快(速度);加大;加强 — see also gathering dust at 1dust 4
[no object] : to increase in amount or strength(数量或力量等)增加 -
Clouds had begun to gather overhead.阴云开始在头顶上空聚集。
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We hurried home in the gathering darkness.天色逐渐暗下来,我们急忙往家赶。
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the gathering storm正在形成的暴风雨
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the gathering [=worsening] crisis加剧的危机
5 [+ object]
a : to prepare yourself to use (your courage, strength, etc.) in order to do something difficult鼓起(勇气);积聚(力量) -
He gathered his courage and finally spoke up.他鼓起勇气,终于大声说了出来。
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Despite her injury, she gathered her strength and was able to finish the race.尽管有伤,她还是奋力完成了赛跑。
b : to prepare (yourself, your thoughts, etc.) before doing something difficult凝聚,集中(精力、思想等) 6
not used in progressive tenses,
[+ object] : to believe that something is probably true because of what you have heard or learned推测;猜测;认为 -
I gather (from her comments) that she's read a great deal about this topic. = From what I (can) gather, she's read a great deal about this topic.(从她的评论看,)我认为她阅读了大量有关这个题目的资料。
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“She's read a great deal about this topic.” “So I gather!”“她阅读了大量有关这个题目的资料。”“我想也是。”
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[+ object] : to pull (someone or something) close to your body把…拉近 8
[+ object] sewing : to pull (cloth) along a line of stitches to form folds给(布料)打褶 — gatherer
/ˈgæðɚrɚ/ noun, plural gatherers [count] 2 gather /ˈgæðɚ/ noun
plural gathers
plural gathers
Learner's definition of GATHER
[count]
: a fold formed when cloth is pulled together褶裥—
usually plural通常用复数