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

• 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。
• Banks and investors that amass large positions can become vulnerable to a so-called "squeeze".
  在遭遇“挤压”时，持有大量头寸的银行和投资者将很容易受到冲击。
• 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。
• How had he amassed his fortune?
  他是如何积累财富的呢？
• 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。
• The Americans have had a Fifa whistleblower, Chuck Blazer, helping them amass large volumes of evidence.
  美国人这次得到告密者ChuckBlazer的帮助，他帮忙收集了大量的证据。
• As the banks amass cash from IPOs there is a growing temptation to spend.
  随着这些银行通过首次公开上市积聚现金，支出的诱惑将越来越大。
• For taking off a poverty to amass a fortune, the farmer of this region mostly planted cash crop.
  为了脱贫致富，这个地区的农民大都种植了经济作物。
• Scientists are continuing to amass data concerning the effects of many other types of toxic pollutants.
  科学家正在继续积累有关其他类型有害污染物影响和危害的数据资料。
• Mr. Smith's business was very successful, and he was able to amass a fortune.
  史密斯先生的事业极为成功，所以他积聚了一大笔财富。