单词 | amass |
释义 | amass (əmæs ) Word forms: amasses , amassing , amassed verb If you amass something such as money or information, you gradually get a lot of it. How had he amassed his fortune? [VERB noun] Synonyms: collect, gather, assemble, compile Collocations: amass a collection There are limits to the number of foreign players in your overall squad and your matchday squad; you are simply no longer permitted to amass a collection of galacticos. Times,Sunday Times From that point he began to amass a collection of toys. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With the aid of grants and public donations, it began to amass a collection of aircraft. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At the first meeting it was declared that one of the main aims should be to amass a collection of zoological, botanical and mineral objects. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Ultimately, the 57-year-old amassed a collection of more than 3,500 items. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Her talents have helped her amass a fortune of around 7million. The Sun In less than five years, he managed to buy several other ranches in the surrounding areas and began to amass a fortune. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They parted on the day of their wedding so that he could try to amass a fortune by prospecting. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Since he joined, he has amassed a fortune of more than $9bn (6bn). Times, Sunday Times He bought the properties - they resulted from his amassing the fortune. Times, Sunday Times Are we doomed to amass debt until the markets ramp up borrowing costs and effectively turning off the tap? The Sun It has already amassed debt holdings that put its counterparts in the shade. Times, Sunday Times Page had amassed debts of 500,000. Times, Sunday Times How do you tax all this and end up amassing debts at the present rate of $1.7 million per hour? Times, Sunday Times But within six years, he had amassed debts of over $100,000 and faced imminent financial ruin. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It would simply give detectives enough time to amass evidence in cases often more complex than a normal criminal investigation. The Sun There may, however, be difficulties in some cases in amassing evidence, especially from overseas or from electronic encryption, within the time limit. Times, Sunday Times He had the club rigged by the police with cameras and toughed it out while they amassed evidence against the dealers. Times, Sunday Times It even amasses evidence to suggest that the full-blooded entry of the supermarkets into the convenience store business has brought some positive results. Times, Sunday Times The team spent two years amassing evidence from witnesses. Times, Sunday Times Regardless of the extent of their political power, the freedmen did manage to amass wealth through their positions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He often went away to foreign lands to trade and amass wealth. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Following his success with diamonds continued two amass wealth by mining manganese and exploring for oil on the ocean floor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 By the time he was seeking a sixth five-year-term in 1993, the discontent focused on his family's substantial amassed wealth. Times, Sunday Times The 2003 complaint against him stated that he had amassed wealth worth crores of rupees. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 聚集 Japanese: 蓄積する |
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