| 单词 | collect |
| 释义 | Word family noun collection collector collective collectable collectible collectivism collectivization adjective collected collective collectable collectible collectivist verb collect collectivize adverb collectively col·lect1 /kəˈlekt/ ●●● S1 W2 verb 1 BRING TOGETHERbring together 集合到一起 [transitive]COLLECT to get things of the same type from different places and bring them together 收集，采集；使集中 → collection, collector After 25 years of collecting recipes, she has compiled them into a cookbook. 她搜集了25年食谱，把它们编成一本烹饪书。 The company collects information about consumer trends. 这家公司搜集有关消费者趋向的信息。 We’ve been out collecting signatures for our petition. 我们出去为我们的请愿征集签名。2 keep objects 保存物品KEEP OBJECTS [transitive]COLLECT to get and keep objects of the same type, because you think they are attractive or interesting 收藏 → collection, collector Arlene collects teddy bears. 阿琳收藏玩具熊。3 rent/debts/taxes 租金/债务/税MONEY [transitive] to get money that you are owed 收，收取 → collectorcollect tax/rent/a debt The landlady came around once a month to collect the rent. 女房东每月过来一次收房租。4 money to help people 捐款 [intransitive, transitive] to ask people to give you money or goods for an organization that helps people 募捐，募集collect for I’m collecting for Children in Need. 我在为“困苦儿童”组织募捐。5 increase in amount 增加数量INCREASE IN AMOUNT [intransitive, transitive] if something collects in a place, or you collect it there, it gradually increases in amount 聚集，积聚 Rain collected in pools on the road. 路上积了一摊摊的雨水。 solar panels for collecting energy from the sun 采集太阳热能的太阳能电池板 I didn’t know what to do with it, so it just sat there collecting dust. 我不知道该拿它怎么办，于是任由它搁在那里积灰。6 win STH 赢取某物 [transitive] to receive something because you have won a race, game etc 赢得，获得 Redgrave collected his fifth Olympic gold medal in Sydney. 雷德格雷夫在悉尼赢得了他的第五枚奥运会金牌。7 collect yourself/collect your thoughts CALMto make an effort to remain calm and think clearly and carefully about something 使自己镇静/集中思想 I got there early so I had a few minutes to collect my thoughts before the meeting began. 我提前到达，这样在会议开始之前我有几分钟的时间可以整理一下自己的思绪。8 take SB/STH from a place 从某处带走某人/某物TAKE somebody/something FROM A PLACETAKE/BRING [transitive] especially British English to come to a particular place in order to take someone or something away 接走；领取 SYN American English pick up Martin’s gone to collect the children from school. 马丁去接孩子们放学了。 I’ve got to go and collect the book I ordered from the library. 我得去图书馆取我订的书了。9 crowd 人群CROWD [intransitive]MEET formal to come together gradually to form a group of people 聚集，聚拢 SYN gather A crowd was beginning to collect around the scene of the accident. 人群开始在事故现场聚集起来。10 collect something ↔ up phrasal verb British English to pick up several things, and put them together 〔把东西〕收拾好，收起来 SYN gather up Can you collect up all the dirty plates and cups? 你把所有脏盘子和杯子收拾一下好吗？ THESAURUScollect to get things of the same type from different places and bring them together 收集，采集She collects stamps (=as a hobby). 她集邮。They have collected 650 signatures for their petition. 他们为请愿征集了650个签名。gather to collect information from different places, or to collect crops, flowers, wood etc, especially from the ground 搜集〔信息〕；收割〔庄稼〕；采集〔花、木材等〕Computers make it easier to gather information. 电脑使搜集信息变得容易了。The men gathered firewood. 男人打柴。assemble formal to collect something such as information in an organized way 〔有系统地〕收集〔信息〕When all the evidence is assembled, we will write our report. 待证据收集齐全，我们就写报告。build up to gradually collect more things of the same type over time 〔逐渐〕收集He has built up one of the country’s finest collections of art. 他收集了一些艺术品，是国内最好的藏品之一。accumulate to gradually get more and more of something such as money, possessions, or knowledge, over time. Accumulate is more formal than build up 积累〔财富或知识；accumulate比build up正式〕He is driven by the desire to accumulate wealth. 他被积累财富的欲望驱使着。amass to collect a large amount of something such as money, information, or knowledge, over time 〔在一段时间内〕积累，积聚〔钱财、信息或知识〕Carnegie amassed a fortune in the steel industry. 卡内基在钢铁工业积累了一笔巨大的财富。run up a bill/debt/loss informal to allow a debt to increase quickly, especially by spending too much 积欠账单/拖欠债务/累计亏损He ran up huge gambling debts. 他欠下了巨额赌债。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuscollect• Organizers have already collected 650 signatures.• Rain collecting at the tip of the rock has formed huge icicles.• Profit fell because the company was unable to collect claims against the oil buffer fund.• Historians are skilled in collecting facts and interpreting them.• I've got a parcel to collect from the post office.• Her father sent a taxi to collect her from the hotel.• You collect interest of 1.13% a month when you're in credit.• Anyone who collects jazz records should buy this book. It's full of information on old recordings.• I'm at the station. Can you come and collect me?• I've come to collect Mr. Weinstein's order.• I joked that I had to go and collect my $ 40,000 appearance money.• That would have allowed them to collect nearly $ 2 in federal funds for each local dollar.• I had duly collected Nigel's ashes.• If condensation collects on the inside of the window, wipe it off with a clean cloth.• Rent is collected once a month.• An hour or so before the press conference, a crowd begin to collect outside the building.• A crowd was starting to collect outside the theatre to await the arrival of the prime minister.• Nigel's hobby is collecting rare books.• After 25 years of collecting recipes, Barber has compiled them into a cookbook.• I've been collecting samples of the different types of rock which occur in this area.• He's been collecting signatures of voters to get the measure on the ballot.• They collected the garbage like their jobs depended on it, cheaper and better.• The building uses solar panels for collecting the sun's heat.• They feed by collecting tiny particles from the water.• As the tide came in, water collected to form small pools among the rocks.• People who are collecting welfare checks usually really need them.• The next day, the parents took the children into the woods to collect wood; each got one piece of bread.• If the last bus has left, I'll collect you.collecting dust• Now I occupy space in your lounge collecting dust.• When Mungo got down, he could see that more books were collecting dust under the bed.collect2 adverb 1.call/phone somebody collect American EnglishTCT if you telephone someone collect, the person who receives the call pays for it 打受话人付费电话 → collect call SYN British English reverse the chargesExamples from the Corpuscollect• I called from Chicago, leaving messages once, twice and even asked people to call me back collect.• He has no money but knows how to call home collect, according to police.Related topics: Christianitycol·lect3 /ˈkɒlɪkt, -lekt $ ˈkɑː-/ noun [countable] 1.RRCa short prayer in some Christian services 〔某些基督教仪式中的〕短祷文From Longman Business Dictionarycollectcol‧lect1 /kəˈlekt/ verb [transitive]1BANKING collect cheques to arrange for cheques to be paidThe district banks provide a variety of services for commercial banks, including collecting and clearing cheques.2COMMERCETAX collect debts/taxes to obtain payment of debts or taxesThe company wasn’t aggressive about collecting debts.Russia’s public finances must be brought into order by collecting more taxes and cutting spending.→ See Verb tablecollectcollect2 adverb call/phone somebody collect American English when you telephone someone collect, the person receiving the call pays for itCalling the US is very expensive from here - better to call collect.Origin collect1 (1500-1600) Latin past participle of colligere, from com- ( → COM-) + legere “to gather” collect3 (1200-1300) Old French collecte, from Medieval Latin collecta “(prayer for) a gathering”, from Latin colligere; → COLLECT1col·lect1 verb →THESAURUS1collect2 adverbcol·lect3 nounChineseSyllable the of same to get from Corpus type Business things |
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