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出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 辽宁人民出版社《英汉辞典》第528页（831字）

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vt．①召集，聚集：gather the members of the circle召集小组成员．gather one’s wits聚精会神．gather breath喘气，换气．gather oneself up(or together)鼓起勇气，打起精神．be gathered to one’s fathers死亡．②摘取，采集，收集：gathermedical herbs采集草药．gather the fruits of one’s labour收获劳动果实．Bees gather honey．蜜蜂采蜜．Gather your papers and books together．把文件和书籍都归拢起来．gather up 1)收集，拾集：gather up the loose ears of corn拾起落地的谷穗．2)收拢，钉牢．③积累，(逐渐)增加：gather experience积累经验．gather flesh发胖．gather speed(or way)增加速度．gather impressions加深印象．④推断，推测：I gather，from what you say，that you are in favour of our opinion．从你的话中，我推断你是赞成我们的意见的．⑤(缝纫)拿褶；皱(眉头)：gather the brows皱眉头．

－vi．①集合，聚集：gather at the school gate在校门口集合．Clouds are gathering；it’s going to rain．云在集结，天要下雨了．②增加，增大：The dusk gathers．暮色渐浓．The storm gathers．暴风雨更加猛烈．③(疮等)化脓：gather to a head(脓)出头．