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活动内容：
a.填补一下相应单词的中文释义（有一词多义的其他词义也请给出），市场统一零售价5考元一个释义
b.每个单词下面的例句有兴趣有时间翻译的同学也可翻译一下方便他人，市场统一零售价10考元一个句子翻译
c.有任何想法烦请大家提出来，大家一起提高O(∩_∩)O
d.很多人反应说看不懂内容，其实这东西可能更多的就是每天复习几个单词，翻译几个句子，就这么简单……  本期词汇：
collect • gather • accumulate • rack up sth • run sth up • amass • accrue
These words all mean to get more of sth over a period of time, or to increase in quantity over a period of time.
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS
► to collect/gather/accumulate/amass data/evidence/information
► to accumulate/rack up/run up/amass/accrue debts
► to accumulate/rack up/run up/accrue losses
► to accumulate/rack up profit
► to accumulate/amass a fortune
► to accumulate/accrue interest
► debts accumulate/accrue
► dirt/dust/debris collects/accumulates
► to gradually/slowly/steadily collect/gather/accumulate (sth)
collect [ T , I ]
to bring things or information together from different people or places; to gradually increase in amount in a place
That guitar's been sitting collecting dust ( = not being used ) for years now.
People sometimes collect things of a particular type as a hobby: to collect stamps/postcards/fossils
gather [ T ]
to bring things together that have been spread around; to collect information from different sources
She gathered her things together and got to her feet.
NOTE collect or gather?
Both collect and gather can be used in the same way to talk about bringing together data, information or evidence. When talking about things, gather is used with words like things , belongings or papers when the things are spread around within a short distance. Collect is used to talk about getting examples of sth from different people or places that are physically separated.
accumulate [ T , I ] ( rather formal )
to gradually get more and more of sth over a period of time; to gradually increase in number or amount over a period of time
Dust and dirt soon accumulate if a house is not cleaned regularly.
► accumulation noun [ U , C ]:an accumulation of toxic chemicals
NOTE collect or accumulate?
Dust and dirt or some other material can collect or accumulate in a place if it gradually increases in amount over a period of time. Collect is used especially when a small amount of dust or dirt gets stuck in places that are hard to clean: Food debris collects in holes in the teeth. Accumulate is used especially about a larger amount of material that increases very gradually over a very long period of time: The sediment accumulates over millions of years.
rack up sth phrasal verb ( rather informal , business or journalism )
to collect sth, such as profits or losses in a business, or points in a competition
The company racked up $200 million in losses in two years.
run sth up phrasal verb ( rather informal )
to allow a bill, debt or loss to reach a large total
She had run up a huge phone bill during the course of the relationship.
Run up is nearly always used with bill , debt or loss .
amass [ T ] ( especially written )
to collect sth in large amounts, especially money, debts or information
They amassed enough evidence to convict her.
accrue [ T ] ( formal )
to allow a sum of money or debts to grow over a period of time
The money was placed in a special account to accrue interest. |
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