muster

verb

/ˈmʌstə(r)/

/ˈmʌstər/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they muster	/ˈmʌstə(r)/ /ˈmʌstər/
he / she / it musters	/ˈmʌstəz/ /ˈmʌstərz/
past simple mustered	/ˈmʌstəd/ /ˈmʌstərd/
past participle mustered	/ˈmʌstəd/ /ˈmʌstərd/
-ing form mustering	/ˈmʌstərɪŋ/ /ˈmʌstərɪŋ/

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[transitive] muster something (up) to find as much support, courage, etc. as you can找尋，聚集，激起（支持、勇氣等） synonym summon
- We mustered what support we could for the plan.我們極盡所能爲這項計劃尋求支持。
- She left the room with all the dignity she could muster.她盡量莊重體面地走了出去。
- He could muster only 154 votes at the election.他在選舉中只能獲得154張選票。
Topics Personal qualitiesc2
[intransitive, transitive] to come together or to bring people, especially soldiers, together, for example for military action集合，召集，集結（尤指部隊） synonym gather
- The troops mustered.部隊集結起來。
- The force mustered 1 000 strong.這支部隊集結了1 000人。
- muster somebody/something to muster an army集合一支部隊
- The navy could muster 44 warships.海軍可以集結44艘戰艦。
[transitive] muster something (Australian English, New Zealand English) to gather together sheep or cows趕攏（牛、羊）

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French moustrer (verb), moustre (noun), from Latin monstrare ‘to show’.

noun

/ˈmʌstə(r)/

/ˈmʌstər/

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a group of people, especially soldiers, that have been brought together聚集的人群；（尤指）集結的兵力
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French moustrer (verb), moustre (noun), from Latin monstrare ‘to show’.

Idioms

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