1. vt.收集；搜集　 get from a number of persons or places
2. vi.聚集；积聚　 bring or gather together
3. vt.（去）取，接　 come to take away

　～ all relevant technical data　搜集一切有关的技术资料
　～ enough fertilizer　积聚足够的肥料
　～ folk songs　搜集民歌
　～ foreign coins　收集外国硬币
　～ funds of finance　募集基金
　～ herbs　采药草
　～ information　搜集信息
　～ money　集资
　～ one's belongings　收起某人的东西
　～ one's children　接孩子
　～ one's thoughts and ideas　集中注意力
　～ opinions　收集意见
　～ political cadres and teachers　召集政治干部和政治教员
　～ rents　收租
　～ stamps　收集邮票
　～ stories and pictures　搜集故事和图片
　～ sufficient data　收集足够多的资料
　～ the books　收集书
　～ the letters　取信
　～ the pupils　集合学生
　～ the tickets　收票
　～ the wastepaper　捡废纸
　～ actively　积极地收集
　～ assiduously　专心致志地收集
　～ carefully　仔细地收集
　～ cautiously　小心翼翼地收集
　～ characteristically　具有特色地收集
　～ confidently　满怀信心地收集
　～ consistently　始终如一地收集
　～ constantly　不断地收集
　～ creditably　值得称赞地收集
　～ decisively　决定性地收集
　～ delightful　愉快地收集
　～ determinedly　坚决地收集
　～ diplomatically　机巧地收集
　～ dramatically　戏剧性地收集
　～ eagerly　渴望收集
　～ elaborately　详尽地收集
　～ energetically　精力旺盛地收集
　～ exclusively　单独地收集
　～ futilely　徒劳地收集
　～ generally　普遍地收集
　～ gloriously　愉快地收集
　～ hopefully　充满希望地收集
　～ imperatively　迫切地收集
　～ incessantly　持续不断地收集
　～ inconceivably　难以置信地收集
　～ indirectly　间接收集
　～ indiscriminately　不加区别地收集
　～ ineffectually　效果不佳地收集
　～ inexpressibly　无法形容地收集
　～ laboriously　辛勤地收集
　～ murderously　极其危险地收集
　～ necessarily　必要地收集
　～ nervously　不安地收集
　～ painlessly　不费力地收集
　～ periodically　定期收集
　～ posthumously　死后收集
　～ privately　私人收集
　～ probably　适当地收集
　～ professionally　职业性地收集
　～ regularly　有规则地收集
　～ reluctantly　不情愿地收集
　～ remarkably　明显地收集
　～ ridiculously　荒唐可笑地收集
　～ safely　有把握地收集
　～ satirically　讽刺性地收集
　～ scientifically　科学地收集
　～ sedulously　勤奋地收集
　～ selectively　有选择地收集
　～ simultaneously　同一时间地收集
　～ skeptically　心存怀疑地收集
　～ specifically　特殊地收集
　～ spectacularly　引人入胜地收集
　～ strenuously　艰难地收集
　～ successfully　成功地收集
　～ sufficiently　充分地收集
　～ superficially　表面上收集
　～ systematically　系统收集
　～ tirelessly　不知疲倦地收集
　～ unfairly　不公平地收集
　～ unhesitatingly　毫不迟疑地收集
　～ in　集合
　～ up　收集，搜集
　～ around　聚集在…周围
　～ for　为…募捐
　～ from　向…募集

　Clouds are collecting.　云层越来越厚了。
　Leaves collect in heaps on windy days.　刮风的日子落叶积聚成堆。
　Dust collects on the furniture overnight.　家具上一夜间就积上了灰尘。
　Dust soon collects if rooms are not swept.　假如房子不扫，灰尘很快就积起来。
　A crowd soon collects when there's a street accident.　街上出事时，很快就围上一大堆人。

　They collected to see a new car.　他们聚在一起看新汽车。
　A crowd soon collected at the crossroad to see what had happened.　十字路口上很快就聚集了一群人，都想看看出了什么事。
　All the students collected on the playground to do morning exercises.　所有的学生都在操场上集合做早操。
　John collects foreign coins.　约翰收集外国硬币。
　The teacher told the boys to collect all the wastepaper lying about after the picnic and burn it.　教师告诉男学生，在野餐之后，把四处散置的废纸捡集起来，然后烧掉。
　She likes to collect stories and pictures of Dr. Bethune.　她喜欢搜集白求恩大夫的故事和图片。
　He collected sufficient data.　他收集了足够多的资料。
　Then we collected all relevant technical data available in the country.　于是我们搜集了国内能找到的一切有关技术资料。
　They went there many times to collect folk songs.　他们多次到那里搜集民歌。
　Collect the books and put them in a pile on my desk.　把书收起来放在我的桌子上。
　A daughter of a poor family, I collected cinders for 12 years in the old society.　我是个穷苦人家的女孩子，在旧社会捡煤核过了12年苦日子。
　Since early childhood, she collected firewood and half burnt cinders.　她从小就拾柴捡煤核。
　They have already collected enough fertilizer.　他们已经积了足够的肥料。
　They also organized the peasants to collect herbs.　他们也组织农民采药草。
　He collected his belongings and went away.　他收起自己的东西离去。
　The teacher collected all the pupils in the auditorium.　老师把所有的学生都集合在礼堂里。
　The cowboy collected the horses and returned home.　那牛仔把马拢到一起后回家了。
　The parents collect their children.　家长们接孩子。
　I'll come round to collect my child within these days.　这几天我就来接走我的孩子。
　He returned later in the evening to collect his wife.　他很晚的时候回来接他的妻子。
　Here's the man to collect the tickets.　收票的人来了。
　The postman collects the letters twice a day.　邮递员每天两次来取信。
　We can leave it here and collect it when we come back.　我们可以把它先放在这儿，回来时再取。
　They also collect funds of finance the movement.　他们还为这一运动募集基金。
　He was collecting money to help the poor.　他募款帮助穷人。
　Collect yourself!　别慌！
　It was some time before he could collect himself.　他过了好一会儿才镇静下来。
　They were excited and required time to collect themselves.　他们很激动，需要点儿时间镇静下来。
　After a shock a person must collect himself and his thoughts.　一个人受惊之后，必须使自己和他的思绪安静下来。
　While we have classes, we should collect our thoughts and ideas.　上课时，我们应集中注意力。
　Before you begin to make a speech, you should collect your thoughts and ideas.　在你开始发表演说之前，你应当集中你的思想和意念。
　These materials were collected through years' efforts.　这些资料是通过多年的努力才收集到的。
　The witness was remarkably collected under cross-examination.　在连番询问之下，证人仍然镇定自若。
　The two volumes of collected Irish Stories are printed.　两卷本的《爱尔兰故事集》已经印好了。

 ♣ collect for　(v.+prep.)
　为…募集钱　raise money for
　I'm collecting for the Red Cross, please give generously.　我在为红十字协会募捐，请慷慨解囊。
　They collected money for the poor.　他们为穷人募捐。
　They collected money for those who lost their jobs.　他们为那些失业者募款。
　I collected ￡800 for homeless people in London.　我为伦敦无家可归的人们募集了800英镑。
 ♣ collect from　(v.+prep.)
　从…领取；接走　get sth; meet sb
　He collected the children from school.　他接孩子们放学。
　Will you collect my dress from the cleaner's? 　去洗衣店把我的衣服取回来好吗?
　The bus conductor collected money from the passengers.　公共汽车售票员向乘客收钱。
　When business is bad, some companies have difficulty in collecting money from debtors.　生意不景气时，一些公司很难从债务人那里收回欠款。
　We often sent people there to collect opinions from the towns.　我们常常派人到那里搜集乡镇的意见。
 ♣ collect up　(v.+adv.)
　把（某物）归拢在一起　put sth together
　We collected up our fishing tackle and left for home.　我们收拾起渔具动身回家。
　She collected up a few things for the journey.　她把一些旅途用的东西集中到一块。
　When it got dark, they collected some sticks up to make a fire.　天黑下来，他们弄来一堆树枝生火。

 ♣ collect, assemble, congregate, gather
　这组词都有“收集”“聚集”“收捡”的意思。其区别在于：
1. collect指为了某一目的，用心地收捡，并加以仔细整理。例如：
　He hung up the map on the wall and collected political cadres and teachers to address them.　他把那张地图挂在墙上，召集政治干部和政治教员来给他们讲话。
2. gather是收集的最普通用语，指自发地集中在一起或把分散的东西收拢起来，或从不同的方向聚集到一起，胡子眉毛一把抓地堆集，还可指将抽象事物归拢。例如：
　He travels about the world gathering facts about the little-known disease.　他走遍世界，收集鲜为人知的疾病资料。
　The hosts are gathered in the adjoining lounge.　许多人聚集在隔壁的休息室里。
　More and more water was gathering in the swamp.　沼泽地里的水越积越多。
3. assemble更强调收集的目的，把人或物密集地聚在一起。例如：
　He called us all together, and told the assembled company that the exams had been cancelled.　他把我们召集到一起，告诉大家考试已经取消。
　The members assembled in the meeting room.　成员们都聚集在会议室。
　Assemble your papers and put them in the file.　把你的文件归拢好放在这个文件夹内。
4. congregate是自发地、出自本能地或随意地、散乱地聚集在一起，多用于人或动物。例如：
　A crowd congregated around the orator.　一群人聚集在演说者的周围。
　The crowd congregated in the town square to hear the President speak.　人群聚集到市镇广场上来听总统讲话。
　Cattle congregate during a storm.　在暴风雨中，牲口聚集在一起。
 ♣ collect, choose, elect, pick, select, single
　这组词都指从若干事物或人中间“挑选出”适合要求、满足需要的事物或人。其区别在于：
1. pick可用于表示无需特别仔细的挑选、辨别的某种情况。例如：
　My wife is going with me to help me pick out a new suit.　我妻子和我一起去以帮我挑选一件新西装。
2. collect指有计划、有选择地“精选”。例如：
　I like collecting stamps very much, and I've also collected many foreign stamps.　我非常喜欢集邮，我还收集了许多外国邮票。
3. choose指判断和进行实际挑选，该词强调做决定过程中所下的决心，侧重于意志或判断。例如：
　It is highly important for us to choose and train successors.　对我们来说，挑选和培养接班人是十分重要的。
　The students chose him as their monitor because they liked him.　学生们选他做班长，因为他们喜欢他。
　The greedy boy chose the largest apple in the dish.　那贪心的孩子从盘中挑了一个最大的苹果。
　You may choose from them the one you like best.　你可从它们中间选出你最喜欢的一个。
　They chose her a secretary.　他们选择她做秘书。
　He was chosen our team leader.　他被选为我们的队长。
4. select强调在进行认真的考虑后，从很多的人或物中精选出最好的、最中意的。这是书面用语，有时具有庄严、正式的感情色彩。例如：
　They selected a diamond engagement ring.　他们挑选了一枚钻石订婚戒指。
　Why didn't you select a nice subject?　你为什么没选一个好题目?
　Select the book you want.　选你需要的书。
　We selected her to represent us.　我们选她作为我们的代表。
　He selected the village as a base of operation.　他选择了该村为试验基地。
　He selected a pair of socks to match his suit.　他为配他的那身衣服选了一双袜子。
5. elect所含的意思主要是指在一定的范围内，在有限的数量中，遵照一定的规章或法则，用投票或举手等表决方式，以多数为标准，选出代表或负责人。例如：
　We elected the captain of our football team by a show of hands.　我们举手选举我们的足球队长。
　Only someone born in the United States can be elected as President.　只有在美国出生的人才可以被选为美国总统。
　The committee is made up of men and women elected by the people.　委员会是由人民选出的人员组成。
6. single强调从若干人或物中慎重地挑出适合要求的人或物。例如：
　He was singled out to succeed his uncle.　他被选出来继承他叔叔的产业。

　谁收集了这些贝壳　?
　［误］ Who collected these shells together?
　［正］ Who collected these shells?
　［析］ collect表示“收集”时含有“到一起”之义，其后不必再加together.

A 由受话人〔收件人〕付款（的），由对方付费（的） be paid for by the receiver

　collect　用作形容词时作“由受话人〔收件人〕付款（的）”“由对方付费（的）”，主要用在美式英语中，在句中多用作定语。

　～ letter　由对方付费的信
　～ phone call　由对方付费的电话

　Please remember to give me a collect phone call when you get there.　请记住你到那儿时给我来个电话，我付费。
　If you need me, give me a collect phone call.　如果你需要我，就给我打由我付费的电话。
　I think the police have been listening in on my collect phone calls.　我认为警方一直在窃听由我付费的电话。
　They allowed me out in order to make a collect telephone call.　他们准许我出去打一个由对方付费的电话。
　You should follow up your letter with a collect phone call.　你应该写完信以后再打由对方付费的电话。
　A collect phone call brought him hurrying to Leeds.　一个由他付费的电话使他匆匆赶回里兹。
　They forwarded the collect mail to his new address.　他们把他的邮件转寄到他的新地址，由他付费。
　If any collect letters come after you've left, I'll send them on.　如果你离开后，有由你付费的信来了，我会转寄去的。
　The collect letter has been forwarded to him.　那封由他付费的信已经转交给他了。
　We receive collect letters from him every week; he never fails to write.　我们每星期都收到他的来信，他从未忘记写信来，每次都由我们付邮费。
　As soon as he finished reading the collect letter, he flew into a rage and tore it into pieces.　他一读完那封由他付费的信，顿时大发雷霆，随即便把信撕个粉碎。
　I'm sending the collect letter today, the packet will follow.　我今天发由对方付费的信，包裹随后就寄。
　You won't forget to post that collect letter, will you?　你不会忘记邮那封由对方付费的信，是吗?
　I hope you will remit me the collect desks in time.　我希望你能及时把那批桌子发给我，由我付费。

　由受话人〔收件人〕付款（地），由对方付费（地）　be paid for by the receiver

　collect　用作副词时作“由受话人〔收件人〕付款（地）”“由对方付费（地）”解，主要用在美式英语中。

　Mother sent her a big parcel of clothes and food collect.　妈妈给她寄了一大包衣服和吃的东西，由她自己付邮费。
　Why haven't you got my letter ?I sent it collect last week.　你为什么还没有收到我的信?上周我已经寄出去了，由你付费。
　Just before I left Beijing, I sent them a telegram collect.　在离开北京之前，我给他们发了一个由他们付费的电报。
　I sent a letter of apology collect.　我发了一封由对方付费的道歉信。
　These goods are to be forwarded collect.　这些货物是要发出去的，由对方付费。

　［同义词］ v. acquire, gather together
　［词源］　拉丁语collectus（收集，搜集，聚集，堆集）