collecting

英 [kəˈlektɪŋ]

美 [kəˈlektɪŋ]

adj. (罐子或盒子)用于募集捐款的
v. 收集; 采集; 收藏; 搜集; 聚集; 集合; 汇集
collect的现在分词

现在分词：collecting　

BNC.14790 / COCA.15658

柯林斯词典

(罐子或盒子)用于募集捐款的
Acollectingtin or box is one that is used to collect money for charity.

in AM, use 美国英语用 collection box

noun

I like watching TV and playing football while my brother is fond of collecting stamps and coins.
我喜欢看电视和踢足球，而我的兄弟却喜欢集邮和收藏硬币。
He pursued his hobby of collecting old almanacs for so many years.
多年来他一直保持着收集旧历书的嗜好。
Two young girls were collecting firewood
两个小女孩正在拾柴火。
One of Tony's hobbies was collecting rare birds.
托尼的业余爱好之一是搜集稀有鸟类。
You usually start collecting money from the most committed investors and work your way out toward the ambivalent ones, whose interest increases as the round fills up.
你通常从筹集那些最坚定的投资者开始，来渐渐向那些摇摆不定的人迈进，他们的兴趣会随着这轮投资的充实而逐渐增加。
Her childhood passion for collecting has not dimmed, but now she is more discerning.
她孩提时培养起的对收藏的痴迷丝毫未减，现在只是变得更有眼力了。
They are going from door to door collecting money from civilians.
他们挨家挨户地向百姓收钱。
He is now collecting material for a biography of Tao Yuanming.
他正在为写陶渊明传记搜集材料。
He occupied himself in collecting stamps.
他忙于集邮。
She is fond of collecting rare carpets.
她喜欢收集稀罕少见的地毯。