collect

verb

汇集 bring together

1. 收集；采集
   to bring things together from different people or places
   1. to collect data/evidence/information
      收集资料 / 证据 / 信息
   2. We're collecting signatures for a petition.
      我们在为请愿书收集签名。
   3. Samples were collected from over 200 patients.
      已从200多名病人取样。

业余爱好 as hobby

2. 收藏；搜集；收集
   to buy or find things of a particular type and keep them as a hobby
   1. to collect stamps/postcards, etc.
      集邮、收藏明信片等

人 of people

3. 聚集；集合；汇集
   to come together in one place to form a larger group
   1. A crowd began to collect in front of the embassy.
      人群开始聚集在大使馆的前面。

数量增加 increase in amount

4. 聚积；积聚；积累
   to gradually increase in amount in a place; to gradually obtain more and more of sth in a place
   1. Dirt had collected in the corners of the room.
      房间的角落里积满了灰尘。
   2. We seem to have collected an enormous number of boxes (= without intending to) .
      我们似乎无意中积存了大量的盒子。
   3. That guitar's been sitting collecting dust (= not being used) for years now.
      那把吉他至今已尘封多年。

取走 take away

5. 领取；收走；接走
   to go somewhere in order to take sb/sth away
   1. What day do they collect the rubbish/garbage?
      他们哪天收运垃圾？
   2. The package is waiting to be collected.
      这包裹在等人领取。
   3. She's gone to collect her son from school.
      她到学校接她儿子去了。

金钱 money

6. 募捐；募集
   to ask people to give you money for a particular purpose
   1. We're collecting for local charities.
      我们正在为当地慈善机构募捐。
   2. We collected over £300 for the appeal.
      我们为此呼吁募集了300多英镑。
7. 收（欠款）；（上门）收（账）
   to obtain the money, etc. that sb owes, for example by going to their house to get it
   1. to collect rent/debts/tax
      收租金；讨债；征税

收到；赢得 receive/win

8. 收到；赢得；获得
   to receive sth; to win sth
   1. She collected £25 000 in compensation.
      她得到了25 000英镑赔偿金。
   2. to collect a prize/a medal
      获奖；赢得奖牌

adj.

1. 由受话人付费的
   paid for by the person who receives the call
   1. to make a collect call
      打对方付费电话

1. VERB 收集;采集
   If you collect a number of things, you bring them together from several places or from several people.
   1. Two young girls were collecting firewood...
      两个小女孩正在拾柴火。
   2. Elizabeth had been collecting snails for a school project...
      伊丽莎白一直在为完成学校的一份课题作业收集蜗牛。
   3. 1.5 million signatures have been collected.
      已经收集到150万人的签名。
2. VERB 搜集;收藏
   If you collect things, such as stamps or books, as a hobby, you get a large number of them over a period of time because they interest you.
   1. I used to collect stamps...
      我曾经集过邮。
   2. 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。
3. VERB 接走;领取;收取
   When you collect someone or something, you go and get them from the place where they are waiting for you or have been left for you.
   1. David always collects Alistair from school on Wednesdays...
      戴维总是星期三去学校接阿利斯泰尔。
   2. She had just collected her pension from the post office...
      她刚去邮局取了养老金。
   3. After collecting the cash, the kidnapper made his escape down the disused railway line.
      拿到现金后，绑架者沿着废弃的铁道逃走了。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 pick up


4. V-ERG (使)聚积;(使)积存
   If a substance collects somewhere, or if something collects it, it keeps arriving over a period of time and is held in that place or thing.
   1. Methane gas does collect in the mines around here.
      周围的矿井里的确有沼气聚积。
   2. ...water tanks which collect rainwater from the house roof.
      积存屋顶雨水的水箱
5. VERB 积聚(光、能或热)
   If something collects light, energy, or heat, it attracts it.
   1. Like a telescope it has a curved mirror to collect the sunlight.
      和望远镜一样，它有一个曲面镜可以积聚阳光。
6. VERB (为慈善事业或礼品)筹款，集资;募捐
   If you collect for a charity or for a present for someone, you ask people to give you money for it.
   1. Are you collecting for charity?...
      你是在为慈善事业筹款吗？
   2. They collected donations for a fund to help military families.
      他们为一个旨在帮助军人家属的基金筹集捐款。
7. VERB 尽力镇静下来;整理(思绪)
   If you collect yourself or collect your thoughts, you make an effort to calm yourself or prepare yourself mentally.
   1. She paused for a moment to collect herself...
      她停了一会儿，让自己镇定下来。
   2. He was grateful for a chance to relax and collect his thoughts.
      他很庆幸有机会放松放松，整理一下自己的思绪。
8. ADJ 受话人付费的
   A collect call is a telephone call that is paid for by the person receiving it, not the person making it.
   1. She received a collect phone call from Alaska.
      她接到一个从阿拉斯加打来的付费电话。

in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 reverse the charges

1. They collect blood samples for analysis at a national laboratory
   他们采集血样供一个国家实验室进行分析。
2. Rest assured, if you owe taxes, we will collect them.
   不用多想，如果你欠税，我们会去收的。
3. Two young girls were collecting firewood
   两个小女孩正在拾柴火。
4. Elizabeth had been collecting snails for a school project
   伊丽莎白一直在为完成学校的一份课题作业收集蜗牛。
5. I used to collect stamps
   我曾经集过邮。
6. 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。
7. She had just collected her pension from the post office
   她刚去邮局取了养老金。
8. After collecting the cash, the kidnapper made his escape down the disused railway line.
   拿到现金后，绑架者沿着废弃的铁道逃走了。
9. Methane gas does collect in the mines around here.
   周围的矿井里的确有沼气聚积。
10. Like a telescope it has a curved mirror to collect the sunlight.
    和望远镜一样，它有一个曲面镜可以积聚阳光。
11. Are you collecting for charity?
    你是在为慈善事业筹款吗？
12. They collected donations for a fund to help military families.
    他们为一个旨在帮助军人家属的基金筹集捐款。
13. She paused for a moment to collect herself
    她停了一会儿，让自己镇定下来。
14. He was grateful for a chance to relax and collect his thoughts.
    他很庆幸有机会放松放松，整理一下自己的思绪。
15. She received a collect phone call from Alaska.
    她接到一个从阿拉斯加打来的付费电话。
16. When I went to collect the car, Bill met me with a conspiratorial grin.
    我去取车的时候碰到了比尔，他咧着嘴会意地笑了笑。
17. The statistics to prove or disprove his hypothesis will take years to collect.
    收集数据来证明他的假设是否成立要花上数年的时间。
18. It's amazing how people collect so much stuff over the years
    人们竟然日积月累地收集了这么多东西，真令人惊叹。
19. There will be a messenger at the Airport to collect the photographs from our courier
    机场会有一名信使从我们的递送员手中取走照片。
20. You must collect the mail in person and take along some form of identification
    你必须携带本人身份证明亲自来取邮件。
21. He arranges to collect the payment from the customer, thus saving the client the paperwork.
    他安排直接向顾客收取费用，免去了顾客填写各种文件的麻烦。
22. I collect shells and interesting seaside items.
    我收集贝壳和海边有趣的小玩意儿。
23. Astronomers will have to collect more spectra from these stars to confirm their suspicions.
    天文学家们必须要从这些恒星上采集更多的光谱来证实他们的推想。
24. I have come to collect my winnings.
    我来领我赢的钱。
25. I came to collect my bike.
    我来取自行车。
26. In spring they could collect whole baskets of wild duck eggs.
    春天里他们可以捡到整篮整篮的野鸭蛋。
27. He went round the various offices to collect the dues.
    他到各个办公室去收会费。
28. They collect funds to finance the movement.
    他们为这一运动筹募基金。
29. We swear to collect this blood debt.
    我们誓死要报这血海深仇！

  gather assemble collect convene【导航词义：集合】

  gather v. 聚集，集合

〔辨析〕普通用词，可指人和物，侧重于围绕某个中心而聚集。

  assemble v. 集合，聚集

〔辨析〕常指为某种目的聚集在一起。

  collect v. 〈正式〉聚集，汇集

〔辨析〕指人在某一处集中或逐渐地聚集成群。

  convene v. 聚集，集合；召集

〔辨析〕指聚集起来或召集有关人员举行正式会议。

collect sth↔up

1. 把某物收起搁置
   to bring together things that are no longer being used

v.

collect yourself/your thoughts

• （尽力）镇定下来，敛神专注
  to try to control your emotions and become calm
  1. I'm fine─I just need a minute to collect myself.
     我没事，只是需要稍稍镇定一下。
• 做好精神准备
  to prepare yourself mentally for sth
  1. She paused to collect her thoughts before entering the interview room.
     她停下来定了定神，才走进面试室。

noun

1. a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England

verb

1. assemble or get together
   1. gather some stones
   2. pull your thoughts together

   Synonym:    gathergarnerpull together

2. get or bring together
   1. accumulate evidence

   Synonym:    pull in

3. call for and obtain payment of
   1. we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts
   2. he collected the rent

   Synonym:    take in

4. 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 upaccumulatepile upamasscompilehoard

5. gather or collect
   1. You can get the results on Monday
   2. She picked up the children at the day care center
   3. They pick up our trash twice a week

   Synonym:    pick upgather upcall for

adj

1. payable by the recipient on delivery
   1. a collect call
   2. the letter came collect
   3. a COD parcel

   Synonym:    cod

adv

1. make a telephone call or mail a package so that the recipient pays
   1. call collect
   2. send a package collect