搜尋結果
collect
- IPA[kəˈlek(t)]
美式
- bring or gather together (things, typically when scattered or widespread);come together and form a group or mass
- (of a phone call) paid for by the person receiving it
- (with reference to making a phone call) in a way that is paid for by the person receiving it
verb: collect, 3rd person present: collects, gerund or present participle: collecting, past tense: collected, past participle: collected
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. bring or gather together (things, typically when scattered or widespread) he went around the office collecting old coffee cups he collected up all his clothing 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ come together and form a group or mass worshipers collected together in a stadium dust and dirt collect so quickly 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ systematically seek and acquire (items of a particular kind) as a hobby I've started collecting stamps the urge to collect, to have the full set, is in us all
- ▪ accumulate and store over a period of time collect rainwater to use on the garden 同義詞 反義詞
- 2. call for and take away; fetch the children were collected from school 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ go somewhere and accept or receive (something), especially as a right or due she went to Oxford to collect her honorary degree
- ▪ solicit and receive (donations), especially for charity collecting money for the war effort we collected for the United Way 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ receive (money that is due); be paid they called to collect a debt he'd come to collect
- 3. regain control of oneself, typically after a shock he paused for a moment to take a breath, to collect himself 同義詞
- ▪ bring together and concentrate (one's thoughts) she returned to her room to collect her thoughts 同義詞
- 4. archaic conclude; infer by all best conjectures, I collect Thou art to be my fatal enemy
- 5. cause (a horse) to bring its hind legs further forward as it moves, thereby shortening the stride and increasing balance and impulsion a rider should want to be able to collect a horse when hacking
形容詞
- 1. North American (of a phone call) paid for by the person receiving it a collect call
副詞
- 1. North American (with reference to making a phone call) in a way that is paid for by the person receiving it I called my mother collect