amass

英 [əˈmæs]

美 [əˈmæs]

v.  (尤指大量)积累，积聚

过去分词：amassed　过去式：amassed　现在分词：amassing　第三人称单数：amasses　

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牛津词典

verb

• （尤指大量）积累，积聚
  to collect sth, especially in large quantities
  1. He amassed a fortune from silver mining.
     他靠开采银矿积累了一笔财富。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 积聚；收集
  If youamasssomething such as money or information, you gradually get a lot of it.
  1. How had he amassed his fortune?
     他是如何积累财富的呢？

英英释义

verb

• collect or gather
  1. Journals are accumulating in my office
  2. The work keeps piling up
  Synonym:accumulatecumulateconglomeratepile upgather
• get or gather together
  1. I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife
  2. She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis
  3. She rolled up a small fortune
  Synonym:roll upcollectaccumulatepile upcompilehoard

双语例句

• He had risen from humble origins to amass immense wealth.
  他出身卑微，后来积聚了大量的财富。
• You should amass a fortune.
  你应该积下一笔财产。
• Landlords rely on feudal exploitation to amass wealth.
  这些地主们倚赖封建剥削来累积财富。
• They sensed that the germ theory provided a gilt-edged opportunity to amass a huge fortune.
  但是Bigmedicine立即选择忽视他，因为他们意识到，细菌病原理论能够为其获取巨大的财富提供有利机会。
• People tend to amass possessions sometimes without being aware of doing so.
  人们有积聚所有物的倾向，有时却没有意识到在这样做。
• I also seek out good news, to amass optimistic facts.
  同时，我也会探寻好消息、收集乐观的事实。
• Earth does not require some initiate to amass a fortune to fulfill upon this.
  地球并不需要一些提升者聚集财富来完成这一目标。
• For example, some people take advantage of the loopholes in the law to amass a great fortune.
  例如，有些人钻法律的空子积聚了大笔财富。
• I chose wrongly; neglected to amass the resources needed and worst of all, did not monitor and motivate the person.
  我做出了错误的选择，忽略了要集聚所需资源，更糟糕的是我没有督促和激励我的员工。
• They amass enough evidence to convict him on six charges.
  他们搜集了足够的证据，宣判他有六条罪状。