assemble
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ldoce_010_fas·sem·ble /əˈsembəl/ ●○○ AWL verb 1 [intransitive, transitive] if you assemble a large number of people or things, or if they assemble, they are gathered together in one place, often for a particular purpose 集合，聚集 A large crowd had assembled outside the American embassy. 一大群人聚集在美国大使馆外。 He looked around at the assembled company (=all the people who had come there). 他环顾四周聚集的人群。 She had assembled a collection of her favourite songs. 她收集了一些自己最喜欢听的歌。► see thesaurus at collect, meet2 [transitive]MAKE to put all the parts of something together 组装，装配 The aircraft will continue to be assembled in France. 飞机将继续在法国组装。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
assemble• On Friday morning, November 20, the team assembled.• I looked down onto the square, where a large crowd had assembled.• Ohio State's basketball team was considered one of the best ever assembled.• Our kits are very easy to assemble.• We will let you have the report as soon as we have assembled all the data.• A few children were assembling all the props on a table over by the far wall.• The apprentices worked in the shed where the new locomotives were assembled and the old ones repaired.• Protesters started to assemble around 7 a.m.• The men assembled for one last effort.• He tried the speech out on an assembled group of civil servants and lawyers.• Prisoners must assemble in the courtyard every morning for exercise.• Foreign diplomats and their wives had assembled in the Great Hall to meet the President.• When all the evidence is assembled, it will be clear that Michael is innocent.• A large crowd had assembled opposite the American embassy.• A group of angry parents had assembled outside the head teacher's office.• It was easy to assemble the bookcase myself.• The four inside stays are now being assembled, two are complete and the other two are well advanced.• Now that he was able to, he assembled what had happened and laid the facts before himself.• At times, you can leisurely assemble your document, writing and rewriting it one day and showing it the next.• It's one of those beds that you have to assemble yourself.assembled company• He gazed at the assembled company.• I don't care to play out my silly games before the assembled company.• Mrs Mainwaring was supposed to make an appearance, which sent a chill throughout the assembled company.• When she was politely asked about her father's health her reply startled the assembled company.• He glanced at the assembled company as though surprised to see so many people.• Neither said a word to the assembled company, but at the door Eugénie turned and gave them her famous curtsy.• Here some of the assembled company sat watching the sun set in rosy Technicolor behind a jagged peak.• The assembled company was let loose on Edinburgh for the last time.From Longman Business Dictionaryassembleas‧sem‧ble /əˈsembəl/ verb1[transitive]MANUFACTURING to make a product by putting parts togetherThe factory will assemble GM pickup trucks for sale in the Chinese market.2[transitive]FINANCE if a financial institution assembles a loan, it finds lenders who are willing to make part of the loanIt is attempting to assemble $1 billion of credit.3[intransitive] if an organization assembles, it meets officiallyThe 12,000-member International Bar Association will assemble in New York City, Sept 1923.→ See Verb tableOrigin assemble (1200-1300) Old French assembler, from Vulgar Latin assimulare, from Latin ad- “to” + simul “together”as·sem·ble verbChineseSyllable
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as‧sem‧ble AC /əˈsembəl/
verb
A large crowd had assembled outside the American embassy.
He looked around at the assembled company (=all the people who had come there).
She had assembled a collection of her favourite songs.
2. [transitive] to put all the parts of something together:
The aircraft will continue to be assembled in France.
as‧sem‧ble AC /əˈsembəl/
verb Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: assembler, from Vulgar Latin assimulare, from Latin ad- 'to' + simul 'together'
1. [intransitive and transitive] if you assemble a large number of people or things, or if they assemble, they are gathered together in one place, often for a particular purpose:Language: Old French
Origin: assembler, from Vulgar Latin assimulare, from Latin ad- 'to' + simul 'together'
2. [transitive] to put all the parts of something together:
build to make sth, especially a building, by putting parts together 指制造、建造、修建（尤指房屋） ：◆ a house built of stone 用石头建造的房子 ◆ They're going to build on the site of the old power station. 他们要在老发电站那里盖房子。 construct [ ( to build sth such as a road, building or machinerather
指修建、建造（公路、房屋、机器等） assemble ( to fit together all the separate parts of sth such as a piece of furniture or a machinerather
指装配、组装（家具、机器等） ：◆ The cupboard is easy to assemble. 这个橱柜容易组装。 erect ( to build sth; to put sth in position and make it stand upright指建立、建造、安装、竖立、搭起 ：◆ Police had to erect barriers to keep crowds back. 警察只得设立路障来阻截人群。 put sth up to build sth or place sth somewhere 指修建、建立、设立、设置 ：◆ They're putting up new hotels in order to boost tourism in the area. 他们正在盖新旅馆以促进该地区的旅游业。
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to build/construct/erect/put up a house/wall to build/construct/erect/put up some shelves to build/construct/erect/put up a barrier/fence/shelter to build/construct/assemble a(n) engine/machine to build/construct a road/railway/railroad/tunnel to erect/put up a tent/statue/monument