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

• 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。
• I chose wrongly; neglected to amass the resources needed and worst of all, did not monitor and motivate the person.
  我做出了错误的选择，忽略了要集聚所需资源，更糟糕的是我没有督促和激励我的员工。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• The capitalists amass great wealth by exploiting workers.
  资本家剥削工人而积累了巨额财富。
• Chuck Blazer has helped the US amass a huge evidence file.
  ChuckBlazer帮助美国收集了大量证据。
• The Americans have had a Fifa whistleblower, Chuck Blazer, helping them amass large volumes of evidence.
  美国人这次得到告密者ChuckBlazer的帮助，他帮忙收集了大量的证据。