gather

/ˈɡæðə(r)/ v.
标准词条 CET-4IELTS
一句话记住

聚集；集合；收集；采集；推断

释义与例句

v. 聚集；集合
to come together in a group, or to bring people or things together
  1. A crowd gathered outside the theatre before the performance.
    演出开始前，一群人聚集在剧院外。
  2. The teacher gathered the children around her.
    老师把孩子们召集到自己身边。
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  1. We gather at my grandmother's house every New Year.
    每年新年我们都聚在祖母家。
v. 收集；采集；推断
to collect information or things, or to conclude something from what is known
  1. Researchers gathered data from more than fifty schools.
    研究人员从五十多所学校收集了数据。
  2. She went into the garden to gather some herbs.
    她走进花园采了一些香草。
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  1. From his expression, I gathered that the news was bad.
    从他的表情看，我推断消息不妙。

词源与构词

源自古英语 gaderian，原义为“使联合、聚集”。

记忆钩子 gather 的核心是“拢到一起”：人拢到一起是“聚集”，信息拢到一起是“收集”，线索拢到一起则可“推断”。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • gathering 聚会；收集
    gather 加 -ing 构成名词，可指人们聚集的活动。
同义词
  • collect 收集；领取
    collect 强调有目的地收集或领取；gather 可指人或物聚集，也可指逐步收集信息或采集植物。
    We collected signatures for the petition. 我们为请愿书收集了签名。
反义词
  • disperse 散开；驱散
    The crowd dispersed quietly after the speech. 演讲结束后，人群安静地散去了。
常见搭配
  • gather information 收集信息
    Journalists gathered information from several independent sources. 记者从几个独立消息来源收集了信息。
  • gather around 围拢过来
    Everyone gathered around to look at the old photograph. 大家围拢过来看那张老照片。
  • gather speed 逐渐加速
    The train gathered speed as it left the city. 火车驶离城市时逐渐加速。