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将…聚拢在一起；积聚 -
• We must gather the people to our side. 我们必须把人民团结到我们这一边来。 -
• His books have long been put away to gather dust. 他的书早就被束之高阁了。 - 2.
收集；采集 -
• gather information 收集情报 -
• gather crops 收庄稼 - 3.
收拾 -
• Gather your books from the floor. 把你的书从地上拾起来。 - 4.
集中(精力、精神等)；振作；唤起 -
• He gathered his strength for the fight. 他集中力量准备战斗。 -
• gather oneself 振作起来 - 5.
渐渐获得；逐渐增加 -
• The sick man was slowly gathering strength. 病人正在慢慢恢复体力。 - 6.
推断，猜测；得出…的结论 -
• What did you gather from his statement? 你猜他的声明是什么意思？ - 7.
抱(起)；包住；围紧 -
• She gathered the crying child in her arms. 她把哭泣的孩子搂在怀里。 -
• He gathered his scarf around his neck. 他把围巾围在脖子上。 - 8.
给…打褶 -
• Gather the waist in a little more. 腰部再打几个褶。
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集合；聚集 -
• A crowd gathered about the entrance. 一群人聚集在入口处。 -
• Some of the workers think that big business directors don't do any work, but just sit in their offices gathering in the profits. 有些工人认为，大企业的董事们什么事也不干，只是在办公室里坐收利润。 - 2.
逐渐增加；积累 -
• Dark clouds were gathering. 乌云密布。 - 3.
皱(眉) - 4.
(疮疖等)化脓 -
• A boil is a painful swelling that gathers under the skin. 疖子是皮下化脓的疼痛肿胀。
用法说明
gather, collect
两个词都含有“搜集”，“聚集”之义。其区别在于：gather侧重表示把分散的人或物集合在一起；而collect则表示为某种目的或根据某种原则有选择地进行“搜集”。试比较：
I gathered my books and started to school.我把书本收拾好后动身去学校。
gather money 积聚钱财
I like collecting foreign coins.我喜欢搜集外国钱币。
collect money筹款