amass
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++a·mass /əˈmæs/ verb [transitive] GETif you amass money, knowledge, information etc, you gradually collect a large amount of it 积聚，积累，大量收集 For 25 years, Darwin amassed evidence to support his theories. 25年间，达尔文收集了大量证据来支持自己的理论。 He amassed a fortune after the war. 战后，他积累了大量财富。► see thesaurus at collect→ See Verb table
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amass• His father, of Gipton, Leeds, said his son had amassed a fortune.• He had time to amass a large repertoire of 32 concertos and many dozens of solo works.• Over the years he had amassed an absolute fortune.• On arrival in the New World, Tawell's wife found that her husband had amassed an immense fortune.• In Loreauville, Louisiana, twenty Republicans, mostly blacks, entered the city cheering and shouting profanities at the amassed Democrats.• Riordan has already amassed nearly $ 2 million in campaign contributions.• During the course of her lifetime, Mrs. Boone amassed over $5 million.• Under the old system many women amass secret savings unbeknown to their husbands.• How did you amass such a fortune?• The Lewins amassed their art collection over more than 40 years.• The sheer weight of dicta amassed was intimidating, but Mr. Ashworth conceded he could find no authority actually binding on me.amassed ... fortune• He was a career civil servant who had allegedly amassed a fortune.• His father, of Gipton, Leeds, said his son had amassed a fortune.From Longman Business Dictionaryamassa‧mass /əˈmæs/ verb [transitive] to collect a large amount of something gradually over a period of time, especially money or informationShe has amassed a £94 million fortune through her family’s hotel and banking chain.→ See Verb tableOrigin amass (1400-1500) Old French amasser, from masser “to gather into a mass”a·mass verbChineseSyllable
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amass
a‧mass /əˈmæs/
verb [transitive]
For 25 years, Darwin amassed evidence to support his theories.
He amassed a fortune after the war.
▪ collect to get things of the same type from different places and bring them together: She collects stamps (=as a hobby). | They have collected 650 signatures for their petition.
▪gather to collect information from different places, or to collect crops, flowers, wood etc, especially from the ground: Computers make it easier to gather information. | The men gathered firewood.
▪assemble formal to collect something such as information in an organized way: When all the evidence is assembled, we will write our report.
▪build up to gradually collect more things of the same type over time: He has built up one of the country’s finest collections of art.
▪accumulate to gradually get more and more of something such as money, possessions, or knowledge, over time. Accumulate is more formal than build up: He is driven by the desire to accumulate wealth.
▪amass to collect a large amount of something such as money, information, or knowledge, over time: Carnegie amassed a fortune in the steel industry.
▪run up a bill/debt/loss informal to allow a debt to increase quickly, especially by spending too much: He ran up huge gambling debts.
a‧mass /əˈmæs/
verb [transitive] Date: 1400-1500
Language: Old French
Origin: amasser, from masser 'to gather into a mass'
if you amass money, knowledge, information etc, you gradually collect a large amount of it:Language: Old French
Origin: amasser, from masser 'to gather into a mass'
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collect to bring things or information together from different people or places; to gradually increase in amount in a place 指收集、采集、聚积、积累 ：◆ We've been collecting data from various sources. 我们一直从各种渠道收集资料。 ◆ Dirt had collected in the corners of the room. 房间的角落里积满了灰尘。 NOTE People sometimes collect things of a particular type as a hobby.作为爱好收藏物品用 collect ：◆ to collect stamps 集邮 gather to bring things together that have been spread around; to collect information from different sources 指收拢、归拢（分散的东西），搜集、收集（情报） ：◆ I waited while he gathered up his papers.他整理文件时我就在一旁等待。 ◆ Detectives have spent months gathering evidence. 侦探花了数月时间搜集证据。
collect or gather? 用 collect 还是 gather？
accumulate ( to gradually get more and more of sth over a period of time; to gradually increase in number or quantity over a period of timerather
指积累、聚积，（数量）逐渐增加 ：◆ I seem to have accumulated a lot of books. 我好像已经积存了很多书。 ◆ Debts began to accumulate. 债务开始增加。 amass ( to collect sth in large quantities, especially money, debts or informationrather
指大量积累、积聚（尤指金钱、债务或情报） ：◆ He amassed a fortune from silver mining. 他靠开采银矿积累了一笔财富。
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to collect/gather/accumulate/amass data/evidence/information to accumulate/amass a fortune/debts dirt/dust/debris collects/accumulatesto gradually/slowly collect/gather/accumulate (sth)