collect
v
1 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (up/together) bring or gather sth together 收集; 搜集; 湊集
collect (up) the empty glasses, dirty plates, waste paper 收集空瓶、 臟碟、 廢紙
collect together one's belongings 收拾起自己的東西
the collected works of Dickens, ie a series of books containing everything he wrote 狄更斯全集.
2 [I] come together; assemble or accumulate; gather 聚集; 召集; 積累; 集合; 齊集
A crowd soon collected at the scene of the accident. 群眾迅速聚集在出事現場.
Dust had collected on the window-sill. 窗臺上積了灰塵.
3 [I, Tn] obtain (money, contributions, etc) from a number of people or places 募捐; 募集; 徵集
He's collecting (money) for famine relief. 他正在為賑濟饑民募捐.
The Inland Revenue is responsible for collecting income tax. 稅務局負責徵收所得稅.
4 [Tn] obtain specimens of (sth) as a hobby or for study 搜集(某物)的樣品(作為愛好或為了研究); 采集標本
collect stamps, old coins, matchboxes, first editions 搜集郵票、 硬幣、 火柴盒、 初版物.
5 [Tn, Tn.pr]
call for and take away (sb/sth); fetch 領走, 帶走(某人); 拿走, 取走, 收走(某物)
The dustmen collect the rubbish once a week. 垃圾工每周運走一次垃圾.
collect a child from school 從學校接回孩子
collect a suit from the cleaners 從洗衣店取回衣服.
6 [Tn] regain or recover control of (oneself, one's thoughts, etc) 使(自己)鎮定; 使(思想)集中
collect oneself after a shock 受驚之後鎮定下來
collect one's thoughts before an interview 面試之前先定定神兒.
7 (idm 習語) collect/gather one's wits => wit. collect
adj, adv (US) (of a telephone call) to be paid for by the receiver (指打電話)由受話人付錢(的)
a collect call 受話人付款的電話
call sb collect, ie transfer the charge 給某人打電話由受話人付款.
collect n (in the Anglican or the Roman Catholic Church) short prayer, usu to be read on a particular day (英國國教或天主教的)短祈禱文.