gather

['gæðə]

v.聚集, 集合, 收集, 推测
n.聚集, 褶子

例句与用法：

I gather she's ill, and that's why she hasn't come.

我想她是病了，所以没有来。

A crowd gathered to see what had happened.

一群人聚拢起来看发生了什么事。

词形变化：

名词: gatherer | 动词过去式: gathered | 动词过去分词: gathered | 动词现在分词: gathering | 动词第三人称单数: gathers |

详细释义：

vt.

1. 收集; 召集; 使聚集[(+together)]

He is gathering materials for a new book.

他正在收集资料准备写一本新书。

2. 积聚; 积蓄

This cloth gathers dust.

这种布容易积灰尘。

3. 收拾; 摘; 采集; 收割[(+in/up)]

The girl is gathering flowers.

女孩在采花。

She gathered her books and went to school.

她收拾好书本去上学。

4. 渐增

The sled gathered speed as it moved down the hill.

雪橇向山下滑动时速度变得越来越快。

5. 猜想, 推测[+(that)]

I gather that he is the one in charge.

我猜想他是负责的人。

6. 使皱起

She gathered her brows into a frown.

她皱起了眉。

vi.

1. 积聚; 集合

A crowd gathered at the scene of the accident.

出事地点聚集了一群人。

2. (眉等)皱起

3. 生脓, 化脓

n.

1. 聚集

2. 收获量

3. 衣褶[P1]