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。
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！
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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？
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！
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。