gather
单词辨析：
普通用词，可指人和物，侧重于围绕某个中心而聚集。
The boys and girls gathered for a picnic.
男生和女生集合起来去野餐。
Leaves gathered in heaps.
树叶集成了堆。
A crowd gathered at the scene of the accident.
出事地点聚集了一群人。
常指为某种目的聚集在一起。
A large crowd assembled in front of the office building.
一大群人聚集在办公大楼前面。
She has assembled a collection of her favourite albums.
她收集了一些自己最喜欢的专辑。
指人在某一处集中或逐渐地聚集成群。
A crowd was starting to collect around the spot of the accident.
人群开始聚集在事故现场。
More and more people began to collect in front of the embassy.
越来越多的人开始聚集在大使馆前面。
指聚集起来或召集有关人员举行正式会议。
The teaching group convenes every week.
教学小组每周开会一次。
The president convened (a meeting of) his ministers to discuss the matter.
总统召集部长（开会）讨论这个问题。
相关例句：
Bees gather nectar from flowers.
蜜蜂从花朵上采集花蜜。
'He speaks English,' she said to Graham. 'I gathered that.'
“他会说英语，”她对格雷厄姆说，“我料到了。”
Heads of government from more than 100 countries gather in Geneva tomorrow.
来自100多个国家的政府首脑明日将齐聚日内瓦。
This would help the prosecutor gather evidence against him which could be used in court.
这将有利于控方律师搜集对他不利的证据以在法庭上指控他。
Demands for his dismissal have gathered momentum in recent weeks
最近几周，要求将他解职的呼声越来越高。
From what I could gather, he was trying to raise money by organising festivals.
据我所知，他想通过举办节庆活动来筹款。