gather
/ˈɡæðɚ/KK
ɡæ·ðɚ
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1.
收集;聚攏
把分散在不同地方的物品集中起來,或拿到一起。
用法:可直接接受詞:gather+受詞。gather up 也可表示「把零散的東西收攏」,其中受詞可放在 gather 和 up 之間。
Please gather your books before the class ends.
下課前請把你的書收好。
After the picnic, we gathered up the trash in two large bags.
野餐後,我們把垃圾收攏到兩個大袋子裡。
2.
聚集;集合;召集
人們聚在同一個地方,或使人們聚到同一處。
用法:可作不及物動詞:People gathered at the gate。也可作及物動詞:The teacher gathered the students。
Parents gathered outside the school gate after the sports day.
運動會結束後,家長聚集在校門外。
The teacher gathered the students around the map.
老師把學生召集到地圖旁。
3.
蒐集;取得
透過詢問、觀察、研究或其他方法取得資訊、意見、支持等。
用法:information、data、feedback 等通常不可數或集合性名詞,前面一般不加 a,且不常用複數形式。
Our group gathered information from the library and some pages on the internet.
我們的小組從圖書館和網路上的一些頁面蒐集資訊。
4.
採摘;收成
從植物上採下水果、花朵或農作物。
用法:gather 可用於採摘較多或散布各處的作物;pick 也常用於採單一或少量的水果、花朵。
We gathered strawberries at a farm during the weekend.
週末時,我們到農場採草莓。
Farmers gather the rice before the rainy season begins.
農夫在雨季開始前收割稻米。
5.
推想;得知
根據已知的資訊、他人的話或現況,推想某事為真。
用法:常接 that 子句,也可用 I gather 作插入語。這個用法不表示實際「收集」物品。
From her message, we gathered that she would arrive late.
從她的訊息中,我們推想她會晚到。
I gather that the meeting has been moved to Friday.
我想會議應該改到星期五了。
6.
逐漸增加;凝聚
力量、速度、勇氣、支持或其他抽象事物逐步變得更強或更多。
用法:此義可作及物或不及物動詞:The campaign gathered support;The train gathered speed。
The train gathered speed after leaving the station.
火車離開車站後逐漸加速。
She gathered the courage to ask the teacher a question.
她鼓起勇氣向老師提問。
常見錯誤
I gather the answer is correct.
I gather that the answer is correct.
We gathered many informations for our report.
We gathered a lot of information for our report.
The students gathered together in the classroom by the teacher.
The teacher gathered the students in the classroom.
We gathered at the station to go to school yesterday morning.
We gathered at the station before going to school yesterday morning.
相關字詞
學習提示
・gather 最核心的概念是「把分散的東西或人聚到一起」。受詞可以是實體物品,也可以是資訊、支持或勇氣等抽象事物。
・gather 與 get together 都可談人聚集,但 gather 可用於較正式的群眾或活動;get together 較口語,也常指朋友相約見面。
・gather around 後面常接某個中心點,例如桌子、老師、營火或手機螢幕。