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

• 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！
• People tend to amass possessions sometimes without being aware of doing so.
  人们有积聚所有物的倾向，有时却没有意识到在这样做。
• If you are a lifelong learner you will amass a great treasure of knowledge and keep your mind forever active and young.
  如果你坚持终生学习，你将积累一大笔的知识财富，你的心智将永远保持活力和青春。
• Stop your goal to amass a fortune for yourself and turn to God.
  别害怕，你的时间不多了，别再为自己积累财富了，仰赖上帝吧。
• How had he amassed his fortune?
  他是如何积累财富的呢？
• He had risen from humble origins to amass immense wealth.
  他出身卑微，后来积聚了大量的财富。
• Landlords rely on feudal exploitation to amass wealth.
  这些地主们倚赖封建剥削来累积财富。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。