collect star4 CET4 TEM4 (collecting,collected,collects)

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  V-T（及物动词） If you collect a number of things, you bring them together from several places or from several people. 采集; 收集

  例：

  Two young girls were collecting firewood.

  两位年轻女孩在采集柴火。

• 2.  

  V-T（及物动词） If you collect things, such as stamps or books, as a hobby, you get a large number of them over a period of time because they interest you. 收集 (邮票或书等)

  例：

  I used to collect stamps.

  我过去曾经集邮。

• 3.  

  N-UNCOUNT（不可数名词） collecting 收集

  例：

  ...hobbies like stamp collecting and fishing.

  …诸如集邮和钓鱼之类的爱好。

• 4.  

  V-T/V-I（及物动词/不及物动词） If a substance collects somewhere, or if something collects it, it keeps arriving over a period of time and is held in that place or thing. 积聚

  例：

  Methane gas does collect in the mines around here.

  沼气确实积聚在这周围的矿井中。

• 5.  

  V-T（及物动词） If something collects light, energy, or heat, it attracts it. 聚集 (光、能量或热量等)

  例：

  Like a telescope, it has a curved mirror to collect the sunlight.

  和望远镜一样，它有一个曲面镜来聚集太阳光。

• 6.  

  V-T/V-I（及物动词/不及物动词） If you collect for a charity or for a present for someone, you ask people to give you money for it. 募捐

  例：

  Are you collecting for charity?

  你是在为慈善募捐吗？

• 7.  

  V-T（及物动词） When you collect someone or something, you go and get them from the place where they are waiting for you or have been left for you. 领走 [英国英语]
• 8.  

  ADV/ADJ（） ADV/ADJ(of telephone calls) on a reverse-charge basis (打电话)由对方付费 [美国英语]
• 9.  

  N（名词） a short Church prayer generally preceding the lesson or epistle in Communion and other services 短祷文 [Christianity]