mustered

英 [ˈmʌstəd]

美 [ˈmʌstərd]

v.  找寻，聚集，激起(支持、勇气等); 集合，召集，集结(尤指部队); 赶拢(牛、羊)
muster的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 聚集(支持力量);奋(力);集中(精力)
  If youmustersomething such as support, strength, or energy, you gather as much of it as you can in order to do something.
  1. He travelled around West Africa trying to muster support for his movement...
     他在西非四处奔走，为自己的运动争取支持。
  2. Mustering all her strength, Nancy pulled hard on both oars.
     南希使出所有力气，用力划动双桨。
• V-ERG 召集，集合(士兵)
  When soldiersmusterorare mustered, they gather together in one place in order to take part in a military action.
  1. The men mustered before their clan chiefs...
     男人们聚集在族长们面前。
  2. The general had mustered his troops north of the Hindu Kush.
     将军在兴都库什山脉以北集结军队。
• PHRASE 合格;符合要求
  If someone or somethingpasses muster, they are good enough for the thing they are needed for.
  1. I could not pass muster in his language...
     我说不好他的语言。
  2. If it doesn't pass muster, a radio station could have its license challenged.
     如果不合要求，电台可能会被吊销执照。

双语例句

• Eli mustered the courage to tell his parents.
  伊莱终于鼓起勇气告诉父母。
• I mustered, looking her way as I tossed a sock into the machine.
  我一边把一只袜子扔进洗衣机，一边憋出一句法语问道。
• He mustered up all his courage.
  他鼓起了全部勇气。
• The next spring Ben-Hadad mustered the Arameans and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel.
  次年，便哈达果然点齐亚兰人上亚弗去，要与以色列人打仗。
• The general had mustered his troops north of the Hindu Kush.
  将军在兴都库什山脉以北集结军队。
• The general mustered his troops.
  那位将军召集他的军队。
• The chief mustered his supporters.
  首领召集起他的支持者。
• The men mustered before their clan chiefs
  男人们聚集在族长们面前。
• In 1990, the UK's armed forces mustered some 306,000 personnel; last year the tally was 188,000.
  1990年，英国军队征召了大约30.6万名士兵；而去年只征召了18.8名。
• I mustered the courage to admit my mistake.
  我鼓起勇气承认错误。