gather
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++gath·er1 /ˈɡæðə $ -ər/ ●●● S3 W2 verb 1 come together 聚集 [intransitive, transitive]CROWDMEET to come together and form a group, or to make people do this 聚集，集合 A crowd gathered to watch the fight. 一群人聚拢来围观打架。 Thousands of people gathered outside the embassy. 大使馆外面聚集了数千人。gather around/round Gather round, everyone, so that you can see the screen. 大家都聚过来，好看到屏幕。 During the air raids, we gathered the children around us and sang songs. 空袭期间，我们把孩子们聚集在身边唱歌。gather together Could the bride’s family all gather together for a photo? 请新娘一家人聚在一起拍个照，好吗？be gathered Dozens of photographers were gathered outside Jagger’s villa. 好几十名摄影记者聚集在贾格尔的别墅外面。► see thesaurus at meet2 know/think 了解/思考 [intransitive, transitive not in progressive]FIND OUT to believe that something is true because of what you have seen or heard 推断，推测，认为 SYN understand You two know each other, I gather. 我想你们俩认识。gather (that) I gather you’ve had some problems with our sales department. 我猜你和我们的销售部有过一些争执。from what I can gather/as far as I can gather (=this is what I believe to be true) 据我所知 She’s his niece, from what I can gather. 据我所知，她是他的侄女。3 collect 收集 [intransitive, transitive] to get things from different places and put them together in one place 搜集，采集 The researcher’s job is to gather information about people. 这位研究人员的工作是收集人们的信息。 They had gathered 440,000 signatures to support their demand. 他们征集了44万人的签名来支持他们的要求。gather up/together Debbie gathered up the clothes. 黛比把衣服收起来。► see thesaurus at collect4 gather speed/force/momentum etc INCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNTto move faster, become stronger, get more support etc 加快速度/加大力量/增强势头等 The cart gathered speed as it coasted down the hill. 手推车沿着山坡下滑，速度越来越快。 The international relief effort appears to be gathering momentum. 国际救灾行动的力度似乎在日益加强。5 gather dust USE somethingif something gathers dust, it is not being used 积灰，闲置 books just gathering dust on the shelf 书架上闲置的书本6 cloth 布 [transitive] a) DCCto pull material into small folds 给…打褶裥 The skirt is gathered at the waist. 这条裙子的腰部打了褶裥。 b) DCto pull material or a piece of clothing closer to you 拢起，提起〔材料或衣服〕 Moira gathered her skirts round her and climbed the steps. 莫伊拉提起裙子登上台阶。7 gather yourself/your strength/your thoughts PREPAREto prepare yourself for something you are going to do, especially something difficult 集中全力/整理思绪 I took a few moments to gather my thoughts before going into the meeting. 我整理了一会儿思绪才进去开会。8 clouds/darkness 云朵/黑暗 [intransitive] literaryINCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNT to gradually become more cloudy or get darker 积聚9. gather somebody to you/gather somebody up literaryLOVEPROTECT to take someone into your arms and hold them in order to protect them or show them love 拥抱某人，抱住某人→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
gather• Jack was not happy about the news, I gather.• There were gaps between the floorboards where dust and bits of grime had gathered.• By the time the president arrived, a large crowd had gathered.• You had to search through half the estate to gather a pound of coffee for 2 colones.• A crowd gathered around to watch the fight.• A group of elderly folks gather daily at the senior center to sing songs.• Some of the men gathered firewood while others made a fire.• Grandma gathered her scarf around her neck as she went out the door.• As many as 25,000 people gathered in San Cristobal to see off the caravan.• Some hospitals are using twins to gather information on a variety of diseases.• Computers make it far easier to gather information.• But never forget that your mission is greater than the gathering of such requirements along the way.• Harry was afraid. Sweat gathered on his upper lip.• The family gathered on the porch to say goodbye.• Angry workers were gathering on the steps of City Hall.• Many of the plants in the gardens were gathered on trips to Japan and China.• Eager fans are already gathering outside the stadium.• We gathered round the boat with all the sense of adventure of Drake rounding the Horn.• Despite my limited Spanish, I gathered that there was a problem with my passport.• The traders joined him, in a show of support, gathering the garbage cans from across the trading floor.• Gather the material and baste it.• On the psychiatric ward, Muetzel and the others gathered themselves and then the patients to search for a way out.• From what I can gather, there has been fighting further down the valley.• Snow gathered thickly in the folds of their clothes.• A small crowd gathered to watch the fight.• I gather you've decided not to resign after all.crowd gathered• There he sat, marooned and outwardly calm, massaging his injured limb, while a curious crowd gathered.• They came upon a small crowd gathered around a long wooden table that had posters of Sophia Loren hanging along the front.• A crowd gathered at each place, farmers and their wives waiting in their wagons until the children appeared.• One night, a crowd gathered behind me on the pavement.• An angry crowd gathered, confronting the police, who showed little interest in dispersing them, and began taunting the marshals.• A small crowd gathered in the street and was watching through the shattered window.• An 80-strong crowd gathered in the street outside, some jeering as the convoy whisked away.• This cosy arrangement upset a lot of people and an angry crowd gathered outside the palace.gather (that)• The more time they took, the more time there was for a crowd to gather.• He resigned his royal power and organized a commonwealth, building a council hall where the citizens should gather and vote.• In Oklahoma City, the relatives of the victims gathered at a church for news.• He silently helps her gather currants, having interpreted her blush on seeing him as the beginning of affection.• As many as 25,000 people gathered in San Cristobal to see off the caravan.• Nevertheless, the fortress of autocracy had been breached and liberal pressure for further reform could be expected to gather momentum.• Zach threw back the lid in triumph and the twins and George gathered round to look at the contents.• I gather that you really don't want to be here.• It had to be some one, I gather, who would be credible in saying that they knew Sydney.gather up/together• Surely it could not take this long to gather up a few baskets of food?• Pale-cheeked, Lisa watched till the car disappeared from sight, then she gathered up her things and quietly left the office.• He walked to the corner, gathering up his long Marine coat, doing up the buttons and neck flap.• Kings and sheep and whinnying horses and Serving maids and beggar boys gathered together in the frosty imagined night.• He also gathered together nearly all the drawings formerly in his father's collection in order to present them to the public.• He parodied my groping stumble across the stage to the podium and gathered up the skirt to reveal hairy legs and bloomers.• I think I even intended to gather up the sleeping bundle in my arms and take it away from this dreadful precipice.• Have you been able to gather together the whole of your father's former collection?clouds ... gathering• And out in the world, new storm clouds were gathering.• As they drew close to the outskirts of Chichester itself rain clouds were gathering.• But suddenly the storm clouds are gathering.• Despite the recent good figures, clouds are gathering.• As he gazes from his White House window Clinton sees clouds gathering on the horizon and dimming his shining hour.• Glancing up at the sky, she saw the storm clouds gathering on the horizon.• The tensions aboard the boat are as thick and ominous as thunderstorm clouds gathering over the ocean.• There were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead now and a chill wind.gather2 noun [countable] DCCa small fold produced by pulling cloth together 褶裥Origin gather1 Old English gaderiangath·er1 verbgather2 nounChineseSyllable
to a group, form or Corpus come and together to
gather
gath‧er1 S3 W2 /ˈɡæðə $ -ər/ 
verb
A crowd gathered to watch the fight.
Thousands of people gathered outside the embassy.
gather around/round
Gather round, everyone, so that you can see the screen.
During the air raids, we gathered the children around us and sang songs.
gather together
Could the bride’s family all gather together for a photo?
be gathered
Dozens of photographers were gathered outside Jagger’s villa.
2. KNOW/THINK [intransitive, transitive not in progressive] to believe that something is true because of what you have seen or heard
SYN understand:
You two know each other, I gather.
gather (that)
I gather you’ve had some problems with our sales department.
from what I can gather/as far as I can gather (=this is what I believe to be true)
She’s his niece, from what I can gather.
3. COLLECT [intransitive and transitive] to get things from different places and put them together in one place:
The researcher’s job is to gather information about people.
They had gathered 440,000 signatures to support their demand.
gather up/together
Debbie gathered up the clothes.
4. gather speed/force/momentum etc to move faster, become stronger, get more support etc:
The cart gathered speed as it coasted down the hill.
The international relief effort appears to be gathering momentum.
5. gather dust if something gathers dust, it is not being used:
books just gathering dust on the shelf
6. CLOTH [transitive]
a. to pull material into small folds:
The skirt is gathered at the waist.
b. to pull material or a piece of clothing closer to you:
Moira gathered her skirts round her and climbed the steps.
7. gather yourself/your strength/your thoughts to prepare yourself for something you are going to do, especially something difficult:
I took a few moments to gather my thoughts before going into the meeting.
8. CLOUDS/DARKNESS [intransitive] literary to gradually become more cloudy or get darker:
Storm clouds were gathering so we hurried home.
the gathering darkness/dusk/shadows etc
the evening’s gathering shadows
9. gather somebody to you/gather somebody up literary to take someone into your arms and hold them in order to protect them or show them love
gather2 noun [countable]
a small fold produced by pulling cloth together
| I |
verb Language: Old English
Origin: gaderian
1. COME TOGETHER [intransitive and transitive] to come together and form a group, or to make people do this:Origin: gaderian
gather around/round
gather together
be gathered
2. KNOW/THINK [intransitive, transitive not in progressive] to believe that something is true because of what you have seen or heard
SYN understand:
gather (that)
from what I can gather/as far as I can gather (=this is what I believe to be true)
3. COLLECT [intransitive and transitive] to get things from different places and put them together in one place:
gather up/together
4. gather speed/force/momentum etc to move faster, become stronger, get more support etc:
5. gather dust if something gathers dust, it is not being used:
6. CLOTH [transitive]
a. to pull material into small folds:
b. to pull material or a piece of clothing closer to you:
7. gather yourself/your strength/your thoughts to prepare yourself for something you are going to do, especially something difficult:
8. CLOUDS/DARKNESS [intransitive] literary to gradually become more cloudy or get darker:
the gathering darkness/dusk/shadows etc
9. gather somebody to you/gather somebody up literary to take someone into your arms and hold them in order to protect them or show them love
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noun [countable]a small fold produced by pulling cloth together
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。
Patterns
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)
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。
Patterns
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)
