collect

1. V-T If you collect a number of things, you bring them together from several places or from several people. 採集; 收集

Two young girls were collecting firewood. 兩位年輕女孩在採集柴火。

Elizabeth had been collecting snails for a school project. 伊麗莎白爲一個學校的項目在收集蝸牛。

2. V-T If you collect things, such as stamps or books, as a hobby, you get a large number of them over a period of time because they interest you. 收集 (郵票或書等)

I used to collect stamps. 我過去曾經集郵。

3. collectingN-UNCOUNT 收集

...hobbies like stamp collecting and fishing. …諸如集郵和釣魚之類的愛好。

4. V-T/V-I If a substance collects somewhere, or if something collects it, it keeps arriving over a period of time and is held in that place or thing. 積聚

Methane gas does collect in the mines around here. 沼氣確實積聚在這周圍的鑛井中。

5. V-T If something collects light, energy, or heat, it attracts it. 聚集 (光、能量或熱量等)

Like a telescope, it has a curved mirror to collect the sunlight. 和望遠鏡一樣，它有一個曲麪鏡來聚集太陽光。

6. V-T/V-I If you collect for a charity or for a present for someone, you ask people to give you money for it. 募捐

Are you collecting for charity?

你是在爲慈善募捐嗎？

The organization has collected $2.5 million for the relief effort. 該組織已經募集到了250萬美元用於救濟活動。

7. V-T When you collect someone or something, you go and get them from the place where they are waiting for you or have been left for you. 領走[英國英語]

8. ADV/ADJ (of telephone calls) on a reverse-charge basis (打電話)由對方付費[美國英語]

9. N a short Church prayer generally preceding the lesson or epistle in Communion and other services 短禱文[Christianity]