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

• 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。
• I believe in the right of the people to bear arms, not amass armaments.
  我相信人民有携带武器的权利，却不是拥有大规模杀伤性武器。
• You should amass a fortune.
  你应该积下一笔财产。
• 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。
• I am now frequently astounded by human beings'cupidity to amass fortune at the cost of conscience.
  我经常被人类以良心为代价敛财的贪婪心理所震惊。
• 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。
• Go in search of lost parts of totem in Story Mode or amass a fortune in Gold Rush mode.
  在故事模式中寻找失落的图腾或在挑战模式中不断刷新成绩。迎接淘金热潮，你准备好了吗？
• 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。
• 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。
• The capitalists amass great wealth by exploiting workers.
  资本家剥削工人而积累了巨额财富。