The flashcard teaches the word "collect," explaining its various uses as a verb, including bringing items together, archiving them as a hobby, retrieving people or objects, accumulating substances, gathering light or heat, fundraising, and regaining composure. It also defines a "collect call" in telephony, where the recipient pays for the call.
The flashcard defines "collect" as a verb with multiple meanings: to bring together a number of things, to gather things as a hobby, to go and get someone or something, for a substance to amass over time, to gather light or heat, to raise money for a cause, and to calm oneself or organize one's thoughts. It also defines "collect call" as a telephone call paid for by the recipient.
[VERB 动词]收集；采集 If you collect a number of things, you bring them together from several places or from several people.
[V n]
Two young girls were collecting firewood...
两个小女孩正在拾柴火。
Elizabeth had been collecting snails for a school project...
伊丽莎白一直在为完成学校的一份课题作业收集蜗牛。
1.5 million signatures have been collected.
已经收集到150万人的签名。
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[VERB 动词]搜集；收藏 If you collect things, such as stamps or books, as a hobby, you get a large number of them over a period of time because they interest you.
[V n]
I used to collect stamps...
我曾经集过邮。
One of Tony's hobbies was collecting rare birds.
托尼的业余爱好之一是搜集稀有鸟类。
collecting
...hobbies like stamp collecting and fishing.
像集邮、钓鱼之类的业余爱好
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[VERB 动词]接走；领取；收取 When you collect someone or something, you go and get them from the place where they are waiting for you or have been left for you.
[V n from n]
[V n]
[BRIT 英]
David always collects Alistair from school on Wednesdays...
戴维总是星期三去学校接阿利斯泰尔。
She had just collected her pension from the post office...
她刚去邮局取了养老金。
After collecting the cash, the kidnapper made his escape down the disused railway line.
拿到现金后，绑架者沿着废弃的铁道逃走了。
in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 pick up
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)聚积；(使)积存 If a substance collects somewhere, or if something collects it, it keeps arriving over a period of time and is held in that place or thing.
[V prep/adv]
[V n]
[Also V]
Methane gas does collect in the mines around here.
周围的矿井里的确有沼气聚积。
...water tanks which collect rainwater from the house roof.
积存屋顶雨水的水箱
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[VERB 动词]积聚(光、能或热) If something collects light, energy, or heat, it attracts it.
[V n]
Like a telescope it has a curved mirror to collect the sunlight.
和望远镜一样，它有一个曲面镜可以积聚阳光。
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[VERB 动词](为慈善事业或礼品)筹款，集资；募捐 If you collect for a charity or for a present for someone, you ask people to give you money for it.
[V for n]
[V n for n]
[Also V n]
Are you collecting for charity?...
你是在为慈善事业筹款吗？
They collected donations for a fund to help military families.
他们为一个旨在帮助军人家属的基金筹集捐款。
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[VERB 动词]尽力镇静下来；整理(思绪) If you collect yourself or collect your thoughts, you make an effort to calm yourself or prepare yourself mentally.
[V pron-refl]
[V n]
She paused for a moment to collect herself...
她停了一会儿，让自己镇定下来。
He was grateful for a chance to relax and collect his thoughts.
他很庆幸有机会放松放松，整理一下自己的思绪。
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[ADJ 形容词]受话人付费的 A collect call is a telephone call that is paid for by the person receiving it, not the person making it.
[ADJ n]
[V inflects]
[AM 美]
She received a collect phone call from Alaska.
她接到一个从阿拉斯加打来的付费电话。
If you call collect when you make a telephone call, the person who you are phoning pays the cost of the call and not you.打受话人付费电话
Should you lose your ticket call collect on STA's helpline.
若遗失机票，请拨打STA的免费求助热线。
in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 reverse the charges
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col·lect★/kəˈlekt; NAmEkəˈlekt/
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,adverbcollectcollectscollectedcollectingverb★bring together 汇集1★[transitive ]to bring things together from different people or places 收集；采集SYN
gather
collectsth ◆to collect data/evidence/information收集资料╱证据╱信息◆We're collecting signatures for a petition.我们在为请愿书收集签名。collectsth from sb/sth ◆Samples were collected from over 200 patients.已从 200 多名病人取样。as hobby 业余爱好2★[transitive ]collectsth to buy or find things of a particular type and keep them as a hobby 收藏；搜集；收集◆to collect stamps/postcards, etc.集邮、收藏明信片等☞see also
stamp collecting
of people 人3[intransitive ]to come together in one place to form a larger group 聚集；集合；汇集SYN
gather
◆A crowd began to collect in front of the embassy.人群开始聚集在大使馆的前面。increase in amount 数量增加4★[intransitive , transitive ]to gradually increase in amount in a place; to gradually obtain more and more of sth in a place 聚积；积聚；积累SYN
accumulate
◆Dirt had collected in the corners of the room.房间的角落里积满了灰尘。collectsth ◆We seem to have collected an enormous number of boxes (= without intending to).我们似乎无意中积存了大量的盒子。◆That guitar's been sitting collecting dust(= not being used)for years now. 那把吉他至今已尘封多年。take away 取走5★[transitive ]to go somewhere in order to take sb/sth away 领取；收走；接走collectsth (from…) ◆What day do they collect the rubbish/garbage?他们哪天收运垃圾？◆The package is waiting to be collected.这包裹在等待人领取。( BrE) collectsb (from…) ◆She's gone to collect her son from school.她到学校接她儿子去了。money 金钱6★[intransitive , transitive ]to ask people to give you money for a particular purpose 募捐；募集collect(for sth) ◆We're collecting for local charities.我们正在为当地慈善机构募捐。collectsth (for sth) ◆We collected over £300 for the appeal.我们为募捐筹集了 300 多英镑。7[transitive ]collectsth to obtain the money, etc. that sb owes, for example by going to their house to get it 收（欠款）；（上门）收（账）◆to collect rent/debts/tax收租金；讨债；征税receive/win 收到；赢得8[transitive , intransitive ]collect(sth) to receive sth; to win sth 收到；赢得；获得◆She collected £25 000 in compensation.她得到了 25 000 英镑赔偿金。◆to collect a prize/a medal获奖；赢得奖牌IDIOMcollect yourself/your thoughts1to try to control your emotions and become calm （尽力）镇定下来，敛神专注◆I'm fine—I just need a minute to collect myself.我没事，只是需要稍稍镇定一下。2to prepare yourself mentally for sth 为…做好精神准备◆She paused to collect her thoughts before entering the interview room.她停下来定了定神，才走进面试室。PHRASAL VERBcolˌlect sth↔ˈupto bring together things that are no longer being used 把某物收起搁置◆Would somebody collect up all the dirty glasses?谁来把这些脏玻璃杯收拾一下好吗？adjective( NAmE) (of a telephone call 电话)paid for by the person who receives the call 由受话人付费的◆to make a collect call打对方付费电话☞see also
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v. (7 )▶col·lectadverb◆to call sb collect给某人打由受话人付费的电话SYNONYMS 同义词辨析collectgather ◆accumulate ◆amass These words all mean to get more of sth over a period of time, or to increase in quantity over a period of time. 以上各词均含收集、聚积、积累之意。■collectto bring things or information together from different people or places; to gradually increase in amount in a place 指收集、采集、聚积、积累：◆We've been collecting data from various sources.我们一直从各种渠道收集资料。◆Dirt had collected in the corners of the room.房间的角落里积满了灰尘。NOTEPeople sometimes collectthings of a particular type as a hobby. 收藏物品作为爱好用 collect：◆to collect stamps集邮■gatherto bring things together that have been spread around; to collect information from different sources 指收拢、归拢（分散的东西），搜集、收集（情报）：◆I waited while he gathered uphis papers. 他整理文件时我就在一旁等待。◆Detectives have spent months gathering evidence.侦探花了数月时间搜集证据。collect or gather? 用 collect 还是 gather？Both collectand gathercan be used in the same way to talk about bringing together data, information or evidence. When talking about things, gatheris used with words like things,belongingsor paperswhen the things are spread around within a short distance. Collectis used for getting examples of sth from different people or places that are physically separated. *collect 和 gather 均可指收集资料、情报或证据。将分散在附近的东西、财物或文件收拢用 gather ；从不同的人或分散的地方收集样品用 collect。 ■accumulate( rather formal) to gradually get more and more of sth over a period of time; to gradually increase in number or quantity over a period of time 指积累、聚积，（数量）逐渐增加：◆I seem to have accumulated a lot of books.我好像已经积存了很多书。◆Debts began to accumulate.债务开始增加。■amass( rather formal) to collect sth in large quantities, especially money, debts or information 指大量积累、积聚（尤指金钱、债务或情报）：◆He amassed a fortune from silver mining.他靠开采银矿积累了一笔财富。PATTERNS◆to collect/gather/accumulate/amass data / data ◆to accumulate/amass a fortune / a fortune ◆dirt / dirt collects/accumulates ◆to gradually / gradually collect/gather/accumulate (sth) col·lect/kəˈlekt; NAmEkəˈlekt/
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1bring together [transitive] to get things of the same type from different places and bring them together → collection, collector: After 25 years of collecting recipes, she has compiled them into a cookbook. The company collects information about consumer trends. We’ve been out collecting signatures for our petition.2keep objects [transitive] to get and keep objects of the same type, because you think they are attractive or interesting → collection, collector: Arlene collects teddy bears.3rent/debts/taxes [transitive] to get money that you are owed → collectorcollect tax/rent/a debt The landlady came around once a month to collect the rent.4money to help people [intransitive, transitive] to ask people to give you money or goods for an organization that helps peoplecollect for I’m collecting for Children in Need.5increase in amount [intransitive, transitive] if something collects in a place, or you collect it there, it gradually increases in amount: Rain collected in pools on the road. solar panels for collecting energy from the sun I didn’t know what to do with it, so it just sat there collecting dust.6win something [transitive] to receive something because you have won a race, game etc: Redgrave collected his fifth Olympic gold medal in Sydney.7collect yourself/collect your thoughts to make an effort to remain calm and think clearly and carefully about something: I got there early so I had a few minutes to collect my thoughts before the meeting began.8take somebody/something from a place [transitive] especially British English to come to a particular place in order to take someone or something awaySYN pick up American English: Martin’s gone to collect the children from school. I’ve got to go and collect the book I ordered from the library.9crowd [intransitive] formal to come together gradually to form a group of peopleSYN gather: A crowd was beginning to collect around the scene of the accident.THESAURUScollect to get things of the same type from different places and bring them together: · She collects stamps (=as a hobby).· They have collected 650 signatures for their petition.gather to collect information from different places, or to collect crops, flowers, wood etc, especially from the ground: · Computers make it easier to gather information.· The men gathered firewood.assemble formal to collect something such as information in an organized way: · When all the evidence is assembled, we will write our report.build up to gradually collect more things of the same type over time: · He has built up one of the country’s finest collections of art.accumulate to gradually get more and more of something such as money, possessions, or knowledge, over time. Accumulate is more formal than build up: · He is driven by the desire to accumulate wealth.amass to collect a large amount of something such as money, information, or knowledge, over time: · Carnegie amassed a fortune in the steel industry.run up a bill/debt/loss informal to allow a debt to increase quickly, especially by spending too much: · He ran up huge gambling debts.collect up phrasal verb British Englishto pick up several things, and put them togetherSYN gather up: Can you collect up all the dirty plates and cups?
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call/phone somebody collect American English if you telephone someone collect, the person who receives the call pays for it → collect callSYN reverse the charges British English