accumulate, amass, collect, gather, heap, pile词义辨析 1. accumulate 几乎可用于指任何事物量的增加,侧重连续不断地,一点一滴地聚积。如: He accumulated a good library. 积累了丰富的藏书。 However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate. 然而,随着迹象开始积聚,伦敦动物园的专家们感到有必要进行调查了。 2. amass 强调大量的聚集,常用于财富、信息、所有物等的聚集,这种积累可能一下子完成,也可能在短期内完成,也可能在比较长的时间内完成,但是数量总是很大的。如: People tend to amass possessions, sometimes without being aware of doing so. 人们倾向于积攒东西,有的并未意识到这样做。 3. collect 普通用词,多用于指物,侧重指有区别地作选择或有安排有计划地把零散物集中起来。如: He’s collecting money for the blind. 他在为盲人募款。 Collecting stamps is a hobby of mine. 集邮是我的一个爱好。 All I hope is we can collect more fund for it. 我只希望我们能为此筹集更多资金。 4. gather 普通用词,指人或物或抽象事物都可用。侧重于围绕一个中心的集合、聚集。如:We would all gather there on Friday evenings. 星期五晚上我们都在那里聚会。 The lords and ladies were all gathered at the palace. 贵族老爷和夫人都聚集在皇宫里。 She gathered up her things and left. 她收拾好她的东西就走了。 5. heap 主要指把东西堆集,尤其指沙、石、煤、草、谷物等堆高,不强调整齐。如: Mother heaped delicious food on the plate. 母亲在盘子里堆满了好吃的东西。 The barn of the used-to-be-poor farmer is now heaped with grain. 过去很贫穷的农民的谷仓里现在堆满了粮食。 6. pile 着重指比较整齐地把东西堆积在一起。如: She piled the books on the table. 她把书堆在桌子上。 When my social style has conflicted with that of my friends, I’ve often felt 26 . For example, I always return phone calls 27 and regularly contact with my friends. I expect the same from them. I had one friend who rarely called, answering my messages with short e-mails. I rushed to the 28 : She wasn’t a good friend! My anger 29 as the holidays approached. But then she came to a gathering I 30 and handed me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love with when we did some window-shopping the previous month. I was 31 at her thoughtfulness, and regretful for how I’d considered her to be 32 . Clearly I needed to change my expectations of friends. Far too often, I ignored their 33 expressions, eagerly expecting them to do things in my 34 . Over the years, however, I’ve learned to 35 other persons’ love signs. ![]() |
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