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

• In a society that sets the gathering of possessions as the chief human objective, they will amass property.
  在一个以聚敛财富为人生主要目标的社会中，人们会积聚财产。
• 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。
• Choose from Story Mode or Scavenger Mode to amass a fortune in booty!
  选择从故事模式或清道夫模式，以积聚财富在战利品！
• 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。
• Defeat the dealer and amass a small fortune to uncover the ability to make larger bets!
  打败经销商和积聚财富的一小发现能力作出更大的赌注！
• Ms. Frazier says clients 'children have turned into paying customers when they amass portfolios of their own.
  弗雷泽称，很多客户的孩子在创建自己的投资组合时成为了她的付费客户。
• To build this home, we need to reinforce solidarity and amass collective wisdom.
  要建好这个家，我们必须加强团结，凝聚智慧。
• 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。
• 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。