collect
Definitions
To bring or gather things together from different places into one place.
收集，采集（把东西从各处聚到一处）。
To acquire items of one kind as a hobby.
收藏（作为爱好积累某类物品）。
To go and get someone or something; to fetch.
去接（人）；去取（物）。
To regain control of oneself or one's thoughts.
使（自己/思绪）镇定，集中。
(AmE) With the charge to be paid by the person receiving the call: call collect.
（美）由接听方付费地：call collect 对方付费通话。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedcol- (a form of com-, 'together') + lect (pick up) = 'to pick up together.' The picture is gathering scattered things into one pile. From physical gathering it spreads naturally: collect stamps (gather a set), collect a child from school (gather them up to take home), collect your thoughts (gather your scattered mind back together).
Root lect still carries 128 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.collect data收集数据
- 2.collect stamps集邮
- 3.collect your thoughts整理思绪
- 4.collect donations募集捐款
Example Sentences
- 1.
She collects vintage postcards from flea markets.
- 2.
I'll collect the kids from school at three.
- 3.
He paused to collect his thoughts before answering.
- 4.
Volunteers collected donations for the flood victims.
Easily Confused
collect vs gather — Both mean 'bring together,' but collect often implies a purpose or a set (collect taxes, collect a stamp series); gather is more general and physical (gather sticks, a crowd gathers). You collect a collection; a crowd just gathers.