时间: 2025-04-25 09:08:00
美: ['ɡæðɚ]
英: ['gæðə]
vt. 收集;收割;使…聚集;使…皱起
vi. 聚集;化脓;皱起
n. 聚集;衣褶;收获量
n. (Gather)人名;(德)加特
最后更新时间:2025-04-25 09:08:00
词源分析:Gather源于古英语的“gaderian”,意为“收集、聚集”,其词根“gath”表示“集合”。该词没有前缀,但可以看到“-er”后缀的使用,表明动作的执行者。
历史背景:Gather在英语中的使用可以追溯到公元前的早期,最早的文献记录可见于古英语文献。
课本:在*的英语教材中,gather通常出现在初中及高中阶段。美国的教材中,gather常用于小学至初中的英语学,如《Oxford Reading Tree》和《American English File》。
正式与非正式语境:
特殊场合:在法律或科学领域,gather也常用于描述证据或实验数据的收集,例如:“The police gathered evidence at the crime scene.”(警方在犯罪现场收集证据。)
We should gather all the necessary documents before the meeting.
(我们应该在会议前收集所有必要的文件。)
The children gathered around the storyteller.
(孩子们围坐在讲故事的人身边。)
Scientists gather data to support their hypotheses.
(科学家收集数据以支持他们的假设。)
She decided to gather her thoughts before speaking.
(她决定在发言前整理一下思路。)
They gathered flowers from the garden for the bouquet.
(他们从花园里收集花朵做花束。)
*. It’s important to gather feedback from the audience.
(从观众那里收集反馈是很重要的。)
The community gathered to celebrate the festival.
(社区聚集在一起庆祝节日。)
We need to gather more information about the project.
(我们需要收集更多关于这个项目的信息。)
He gathered his courage and asked her out.
(他鼓起勇气邀请她出去。)
The team gathered around the table for a strategy session.
(团队围坐在桌子旁进行战略会议。)
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通过以上的学与分析,可以帮助学者更好地理解和使用“gather”这个单词。
[V-T/V-I] If people gather somewhere, or if someone gathers people somewhere, they come together in a group. 聚集
例:In the evenings, we gathered around the fireplace and talked.晚上,我们聚在壁炉旁聊天。
[V-T] If you gather things, you collect them together so that you can use them. 收集
例:I suggest we gather enough firewood to last the night.我建议我们捡拾足够的木柴来度过这个夜晚。
[PHRASAL VERB] Gather up means the same as . 收集
例:When Steinberg had gathered up his papers, he went out.斯坦伯格收好文件后,走了出去。
[V-T] If you gather information or evidence, you collect it, especially over a period of time and after a lot of hard work. 搜集
例:...a private detective using a hidden tape recorder to gather information.…一名用一部暗藏的磁带录音机来搜集信息的私家侦探。
[V-T] If something gathers speed, momentum, or force, it gradually becomes faster or more powerful. 逐渐增加
例:Demands for his dismissal have gathered momentum in recent weeks.要求把他免职的呼声最近几周越来越高。
[V-T] When you gather something such as your strength, courage, or thoughts, you make an effort to prepare yourself to do something. 积聚
例:You must gather your strength for the journey.你必须为此次行程打起精神来。
[PHRASAL VERB] Gather up means the same as . 积聚
例:She was gathering up her courage to approach him when he called to her.他喊她的时候,她正鼓起勇气去接近他。
[V-T] You use gather in expressions such as "I gather" and "as far as I can gather" to introduce information that you have found out, especially when you have found it out in an indirect way. 猜想 (用于引出间接得到的信息)
例:I gather his report is highly critical of the trial judge.我猜想他的报告毫不留情地批判了庭审法官。
例:"He speaks English," she said to Graham. "I gathered that."“他说英语,”她对格雷厄姆说。“我料到了。”