vt.

1. 收集；召集；使聚集[（+together）]
   He is gathering materials for a new book.

   他正在收集资料准备写一本新书。

2. 积聚；积蓄
   This cloth gathers dust.

   这种布容易积灰尘。

3. 收拾；摘；采集；收割[（+in/up）]
   The girl is gathering flowers.

   女孩在采花。

   She gathered her books and went to school.

   她收拾好书本去上学。

4. 渐增
   The sled gathered speed as it moved down the hill.

   雪橇向山下滑动时速度变得越来越快。

5. 猜想，推测[+（that）]
   I gather that he is the one in charge.

   我猜想他是负责的人。

6. 使皱起
   She gathered her brows into a frown.

   她皱起了眉。

vi.

1. 积聚；集合
   A crowd gathered at the scene of the accident.

   出事地点聚集了一群人。

2. （眉等）皱起
3. 生脓，化脓

n.

1. 聚集
2. 收获量
3. 衣褶[P1]

v.

1. come or bring together; assemble or accumulate.
2. bring together and take in from scattered places or sources
   ▸harvest (a crop).
   ▸collect plants, fruits, etc., for food:

   hunting and gathering.
3. develop a higher degree of:
   the Green movement is gathering pace.
4. infer; understand.
5. summon up (a mental or physical attribute):
   he gathered his thoughts together.
6. draw together or towards oneself.
7. draw and hold together (fabric or a part of a garment) by running thread through it.

n.