| [/ˈgæðə(r); ˋɡæðɚ/] v 用法:
1 (a) [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ round (sb/sth); ~ sb/sth round (sb/sth) come or bring sb/sth together in one place 聚集; 集合; 召集; 搜集:
A crowd soon gathered. 很快聚集起一群人. *
Gather round (ie Form a group round me) and listen, children! 孩子们, 围拢过来听我说! *
a musical evening with the whole family gathered round the piano 全家围在钢琴旁的音乐晚会.
(b) [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (together/up) bring together (objects) that have been spread about 收集, 收拢（分散的东西）:
Give me a moment to gather my notes together. 给我些时间整理一下笔记. *
She gathered up her scattered belongings and left. 她把自己的散乱物品收好就走了. 用法:
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(a) [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (from sth) collect (plants, fruit, etc) from a wide area 搜集, 采集（植物、 水果等）:
gather flowers, berries, nuts, etc 采花、 浆果、 坚果等 *
gathering mushrooms in the fields 在野地采集蘑菇 *
(fig 比喻) information gathered (ie obtained) from various sources 从各处搜集的信息.
(b) [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (in) pick or cut and collect (crops) for storage 捡拾或收割（庄稼）:
The harvest has been safely gathered in. 庄稼已妥善收获完毕. 用法:
3 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tf] ~ sth (from sb/sth) understand sth; conclude 理解某事物; 得出结论:
`Smith's resigned.' `I gathered as much from the newspapers.' ｀史密斯辞职了.＇｀我从报纸上也能看出他得辞职.＇ *
I gather you want to see the director. 我猜想你要见经理. *
`She won't be coming.' `So I gather.' ｀她不来了.＇｀我也这麽看.＇ *
I gathered from the way she replied that she wasn't very enthusiastic. 从她的回答来看, 她并不十分热心. 用法:
4 [Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ sth round sb/sth; ~ sth up pull (a garment) tighter to one's body 将（衣服）向身体收拢:
She gathered the shawl round her/round her shoulders. 她用披肩把自己[肩头]裹紧. *
She gathered up her skirts and ran. 她提起裙摆就跑了. 用法:
5 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (in) draw (a garment) together in folds or pleats （在衣服上）打褶子:
a skirt gathered (in) at the waist 腰部打褶的裙子. 用法:
6 [I, Tn] increase (sth) 增加（某事物）:
The darkness is gathering. 夜色渐浓. *
in the gathering gloom of a winter's afternoon 在冬天的一个下午, 天色越来越暗 *
The car gathered speed. 汽车速度逐渐加快了. 用法:
7 [Tn] (fig 比喻) bring (sth) together in order to make an effort; summon up 聚集或集中（某事物）以尽力; 鼓起; 唤起:
He gathered all his strength and swung the axe. 他用尽全力抡起斧头. *
She sat trying to gather her thoughts before making her speech. 她坐在那里努力集中思想准备发言. 用法:
8 (idm 习语) be gathered to one's `fathers (dated or rhet 旧或修辞) die 死. collect/gather one's wits => wit. gather `dust be neglected or unused for a long time 长久忽略或久置不用. a rolling stone gathers no moss => roll2. gather 2
n fold or pleat in a garment （衣服上的）褶子. |