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

• How had he amassed his fortune?
  他是如何积累财富的呢？
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• As the banks amass cash from IPOs there is a growing temptation to spend.
  随着这些银行通过首次公开上市积聚现金，支出的诱惑将越来越大。
• Chuck Blazer has helped the US amass a huge evidence file.
  ChuckBlazer帮助美国收集了大量证据。
• 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。