昂立外语【新概念培训】分享gather,gather这个名字在新概念的学习中一定不陌生,可是这个词还有着你完全想不到的意思,你知道吗?
今天跟各位分享gather这个词,下面大家就跟着老师一起来回忆一下我们新概念课文中出现的gather吧!
新二 Lesson 9 A cold welcome — It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. (聚集)
新二 Lesson 76 April Fool’s Day — The whole village has been working day and night gathering and threshing this year's crop before the September rains. (收庄稼)
The Speckled Band
' Do you know, Watson, ' said Holmes, as we sat together in the gathering darkness, 'I have really some scruples as to taking you tonight. There is a distinct element of danger. '
gather在这里作何解释呢?不用着急,我们先来研究下gather的用法!
gather的一些用法:
作动词:
1.聚集
Clouds gather before a thunderstorm.
在风暴来临之前云层聚集。
2.集合
We'll gather at the school gate at eight tomorrow.
我们明天八点在校门口集合。
3.收集
He took the trouble to gather the materials for me.
他不辞辛劳地为我收集资料。
4.猜测
I gather you are leaving tomorrow.
我猜想你明天要走。
作名词:
1. 聚集;褶子
· 词义辨析:
collect
e.g. collect postcards 收集明信片
gather 是收集的最普通用语
e.g. Bees gather honey. 蜜蜂采蜜。
The teacher went round the class to gather the papers. 老师在教室里走了一圈收试卷。
The patient is gathering strength.
病人的体力渐渐复原了。
我们再回到in the gathering darkness这个词组,同学们是不是已经有了一些想法
当然,翻译有很多种版本,分享下面
在渐浓的夜色/暮色中
在夜幕降临时
疯狂扩展
猜猜下列词组的意思:
1. gather an army
2. gather courage
3. gather energy
4. gather facts
5. gather breath
6. gather experience
7. gather speed
8. gather the harvest
9. gather wealth
揭晓答案:
1. 招集一支军队
2. 鼓起勇气
3. 鼓起劲头
4. 搜集事实
5. 喘过气来
6. 积累经验
7. 逐渐增加速度
8. 收割庄稼
9. 聚集财富
补充:
be gathered to one's fathers 是“死”的委婉语,常用完成时态。
e.g. We must not be too sad that our much-loved king has been gathered to his fathers. 我们不要因为深受爱戴的国王去世而太悲伤了。
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