英语词汇“collect”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

col•lect¹ v.

to gather together;
assemble: [no object]The youth group collected in the parking lot.[~ + object]We collected the kids and hustled them onto the bus.
[~ + object] to obtain many examples of (something), or make a collection of (something), as a hobby: She likes to collect stamps.
to ask for or demand and receive payment: [no object]The newspaper carrier collects on Mondays.[~ + object]He collected debts from poor people.
[no object* (~ + on + object)] to receive payment that one is owed: We finally collected from the insurance company on the damage to our house.
to regain control of (oneself or one's thoughts or emotions):[~ + object]He took a moment to collect himself.
[~ + object] to call for and take with one: Did you collect your mail?
to accumulate;
gather in a layer:[no object]A lot of dust collected on the computer screen.

adj., adv.

Telecommunicationsrequiring payment by the recipient: [adjective; often before a noun]a collect telephone call.[adverb]to call collect.

See -lec-.

col•lect¹ v.t.

to gather together;
assemble:The professor collected the students' exams.
to accumulate;
make a collection of:to collect stamps.
to receive or compel payment of:to collect a bill.
to regain control of (oneself or one's thoughts, faculties, composure, or the like):At the news of her promotion, she took a few minutes to collect herself.
to call for and take with one:He drove off to collect his guests. They collected their mail.
Sport[Manège.]to bring (a horse) into a collected attitude.
[Archaic.]to infer.

v.i.

to gather together;
assemble:The students collected in the assembly hall.
to accumulate:Rain water collected in the barrel.
to receive payment (often fol. by on):He collected on the damage to his house.
to gather or bring together books, stamps, coins, etc., usually as a hobby:He's been collecting for years.
Sport[Manège.](of a horse) to come into a collected attitude.

adj., adv.

Telecommunicationsrequiring payment by the recipient:a collect telephone call; a telegram sent collect.

Latin collēctus (past participle of colligere to collect), equivalent. to col- col-¹ + leg- (stem of legere to gather) + -tus past participle suffix
late Middle English 1375–1425

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See gather.
1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged amass, aggregate.
4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged compose, calm.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged broadcast.
2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged distribute.

col•lect² n.

Religionany of certain brief prayers used in Western churches esp. before the epistle in the communion service.

Medieval Latin, short for ōrātiō ad collēctam prayer at collection (see collect¹)
Middle English collecte 1150–1200

collect /kəˈlɛkt/ vb

to gather together or be gathered together
to accumulate (stamps, books, etc) as a hobby or for study
(transitive) to call for or receive payment of (taxes, dues, etc)
(transitive) to regain control of (oneself, one's emotions, etc) as after a shock or surprise: he collected his wits
(transitive) to fetch; pick up: collect your own post, he collected the children after school
(intransitive) sometimes followed by on: slang to receive large sums of money, as from an investment
(transitive) Austral NZ informal to collide with; be hit by

adv , adj

US (of telephone calls) on a reverse-charge basis

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin collēctus collected, from colligere to gather together, from com- together + legere to gather

collect /ˈkɒlɛkt/ n

a short Church prayer generally preceding the lesson or epistle in Communion and other services

Etymology: 13th Century: from Medieval Latin collecta (from the phrase ōrātiō ad collēctam prayer at the (people's) assembly), from Latin colligere to collect¹

单词	collect
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 col•lect¹ /kəˈlɛkt/USA pronunciation v. to gather together; assemble: [no object]The youth group collected in the parking lot.[~ + object]We collected the kids and hustled them onto the bus. [~ + object] to obtain many examples of (something), or make a collection of (something), as a hobby: She likes to collect stamps. to ask for or demand and receive payment: [no object]The newspaper carrier collects on Mondays.[~ + object]He collected debts from poor people. [no object* (~ + on + object)] to receive payment that one is owed: We finally collected from the insurance company on the damage to our house. to regain control of (oneself or one's thoughts or emotions):[~ + object]He took a moment to collect himself. [~ + object] to call for and take with one: Did you collect your mail? to accumulate; gather in a layer:[no object]A lot of dust collected on the computer screen. adj., adv. Telecommunicationsrequiring payment by the recipient: [adjective; often before a noun]a collect telephone call.[adverb]to call collect. See -lec-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 col•lect¹ (kə lekt′),USA pronunciation v.t. to gather together; assemble:The professor collected the students' exams. to accumulate; make a collection of:to collect stamps. to receive or compel payment of:to collect a bill. to regain control of (oneself or one's thoughts, faculties, composure, or the like):At the news of her promotion, she took a few minutes to collect herself. to call for and take with one:He drove off to collect his guests. They collected their mail. Sport[Manège.]to bring (a horse) into a collected attitude. [Archaic.]to infer. v.i. to gather together; assemble:The students collected in the assembly hall. to accumulate:Rain water collected in the barrel. to receive payment (often fol. by on):He collected on the damage to his house. to gather or bring together books, stamps, coins, etc., usually as a hobby:He's been collecting for years. Sport[Manège.](of a horse) to come into a collected attitude. adj., adv. Telecommunicationsrequiring payment by the recipient:a collect telephone call; a telegram sent collect. Latin collēctus (past participle of colligere to collect), equivalent. to col- col-¹ + leg- (stem of legere to gather) + -tus past participle suffix late Middle English 1375–1425 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See gather. 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged amass, aggregate. 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged compose, calm. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged broadcast. 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged distribute. col•lect² (kol′ekt),USA pronunciation n. Religionany of certain brief prayers used in Western churches esp. before the epistle in the communion service. Medieval Latin, short for ōrātiō ad collēctam prayer at collection (see collect¹) Middle English collecte 1150–1200 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: collect /kəˈlɛkt/ vb to gather together or be gathered together to accumulate (stamps, books, etc) as a hobby or for study (transitive) to call for or receive payment of (taxes, dues, etc) (transitive) to regain control of (oneself, one's emotions, etc) as after a shock or surprise: he collected his wits (transitive) to fetch; pick up: collect your own post, he collected the children after school (intransitive) sometimes followed by on: slang to receive large sums of money, as from an investment (transitive) Austral NZ informal to collide with; be hit by adv , adj US (of telephone calls) on a reverse-charge basis Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin collēctus collected, from colligere to gather together, from com- together + legere to gather collect /ˈkɒlɛkt/ n a short Church prayer generally preceding the lesson or epistle in Communion and other services Etymology: 13th Century: from Medieval Latin collecta (from the phrase ōrātiō ad collēctam prayer at the (people's) assembly), from Latin colligere to collect¹
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