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。
• They sensed that the germ theory provided a gilt-edged opportunity to amass a huge fortune.
  但是Bigmedicine立即选择忽视他，因为他们意识到，细菌病原理论能够为其获取巨大的财富提供有利机会。
• If you are a lifelong learner you will amass a great treasure of knowledge and keep your mind forever active and young.
  如果你坚持终生学习，你将积累一大笔的知识财富，你的心智将永远保持活力和青春。
• 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。
• 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。
• You should amass a fortune.
  你应该积下一笔财产。
• As the banks amass cash from IPOs there is a growing temptation to spend.
  随着这些银行通过首次公开上市积聚现金，支出的诱惑将越来越大。
• Landlords rely on feudal exploitation to amass wealth.
  这些地主们倚赖封建剥削来累积财富。
• For taking off a poverty to amass a fortune, the farmer of this region mostly planted cash crop.
  为了脱贫致富，这个地区的农民大都种植了经济作物。
• The capitalists amass great wealth by exploiting workers.
  资本家剥削工人而积累了巨额财富。