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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Landlords rely on feudal exploitation to amass wealth.
  这些地主们倚赖封建剥削来累积财富。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。