assemble
UK/ə'semb(ə)l/US/ә'sembl/
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Definitions
v.
To gather people or things together in one place
集合，聚集（使人或物聚到一处）
v.
To fit separate parts together into a whole
装配，组装（把零件拼成整体）
Root Breakdown
Native EnglishVia Old French assembler, from Latin ad- (to) + simul (together). To assemble is literally to bring things 'to one place together' — whether people into a crowd or parts into a machine.
Root sim still carries 56 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.assemble a team组建团队
- 2.assemble furniture组装家具
- 3.assemble the parts组装零件
Example Sentences
- 1.
Workers assemble the cars on a moving line.
- 2.
A crowd assembled outside the courthouse.
- 3.
Please assemble the bookcase using the enclosed screws.