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　

Collins.1 / BNC.13689 / COCA.9638

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。

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？

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

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。
Central banks across Asia have continued to amass foreign exchange reserves at a remarkable pace.
亚洲各国央行仍在以惊人的速度继续累积外汇储备。
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。
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。
You should amass a fortune.
你应该积下一笔财产。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。