amass

英 [əˈmæs]

美 [əˈmæs]

v.  (尤指大量)积累，积聚

过去分词：amassed　过去式：amassed　现在分词：amassing　第三人称单数：amasses　

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牛津词典

verb

• （尤指大量）积累，积聚
  to collect sth, especially in large quantities
  1. He amassed a fortune from silver mining.
     他靠开采银矿积累了一笔财富。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 积聚；收集
  If youamasssomething such as money or information, you gradually get a lot of it.
  1. How had he amassed his fortune?
     他是如何积累财富的呢？

英英释义

verb

• collect or gather
  1. Journals are accumulating in my office
  2. The work keeps piling up
  Synonym:accumulatecumulateconglomeratepile upgather
• get or gather together
  1. I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife
  2. She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis
  3. She rolled up a small fortune
  Synonym:roll upcollectaccumulatepile upcompilehoard

双语例句

• Mr. Smith's business was very successful, and he was able to amass a fortune.
  史密斯先生的事业极为成功，所以他积聚了一大笔财富。
• I am now frequently astounded by human beings'cupidity to amass fortune at the cost of conscience.
  我经常被人类以良心为代价敛财的贪婪心理所震惊。
• Landlords rely on feudal exploitation to amass wealth.
  这些地主们倚赖封建剥削来累积财富。
• Choose from Story Mode or Scavenger Mode to amass a fortune in booty!
  选择从故事模式或清道夫模式，以积聚财富在战利品！
• For example, some people take advantage of the loopholes in the law to amass a great fortune.
  例如，有些人钻法律的空子积聚了大笔财富。
• The Americans have had a Fifa whistleblower, Chuck Blazer, helping them amass large volumes of evidence.
  美国人这次得到告密者ChuckBlazer的帮助，他帮忙收集了大量的证据。
• Earth does not require some initiate to amass a fortune to fulfill upon this.
  地球并不需要一些提升者聚集财富来完成这一目标。
• People tend to amass possessions sometimes without being aware of doing so.
  人们有积聚所有物的倾向，有时却没有意识到在这样做。
• Scientists are continuing to amass data concerning the effects of many other types of toxic pollutants.
  科学家正在继续积累有关其他类型有害污染物影响和危害的数据资料。
• The capitalists amass great wealth by exploiting workers.
  资本家剥削工人而积累了巨额财富。