amass
verb- amass something
to collect something, especially in large quantities over a period of time （尤指大量）积累，积聚 He amassed a fortune from silver mining. 他靠开采银矿积累了一笔财富。 They amassed enough evidence to convict her. 他们搜集了足够证据给她定罪。
Synonyms collectcollect- gather
- accumulate
- amass
- collect to bring things or information together from different people or places; to gradually increase in amount in a place:
We’ve been collecting data from various sources. 我们一直从各种渠道收集资料。 Dirt had collected in the corners of the room. 房间的角落里积满了灰尘。
- gather to bring things together that have been spread around; to collect information from different sources:
I waited while he gathered up his papers. 他整理文件时我就在一旁等待。 Detectives have spent months gathering evidence. 侦探花了数月时间搜集证据。
collect or gather? 用 collect 还是 gather？ - accumulate (rather formal
) to gradually get more and more of something over a period of time; to gradually increase in number or quantity over a period of time: 指积累、聚积，（数量）逐渐增加： I seem to have accumulated a lot of books. 我好像已经收集了很多书。 Debts began to accumulate. 债务开始增加。
- amass (rather formal
) to collect something in large quantities, especially money, debts or information: 指大量积累、积聚（尤指金钱、债务或情报）： He amassed a fortune from silver mining. 他靠开采银矿积累了一笔财富。
- to collect/gather/accumulate/amass data/evidence/information
- to accumulate/amass a fortune/debts
- dirt/dust/debris collects/accumulates
- to gradually/slowly collect/gather/accumulate (something)
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAmass is used with these nouns as the object:- army
- capital
- collection
- …
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from French amasser or medieval Latin amassare, based on Latin massa ‘lump’, from Greek maza ‘barley cake’; perhaps related to massein ‘knead’.