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　

Collins.1 / BNC.13689 / COCA.9638

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。

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？

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

I also seek out good news, to amass optimistic facts.
同时，我也会探寻好消息、收集乐观的事实。
Chuck Blazer has helped the US amass a huge evidence file.
ChuckBlazer帮助美国收集了大量证据。
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。
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。
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。
He had risen from humble origins to amass immense wealth.
他出身卑微，后来积聚了大量的财富。
In a society that sets the gathering of possessions as the chief human objective, they will amass property.
在一个以聚敛财富为人生主要目标的社会中，人们会积聚财产。
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。
To build this home, we need to reinforce solidarity and amass collective wisdom.
要建好这个家，我们必须加强团结，凝聚智慧。
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！