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collect + noun
She collects stamps from all over the world.
她收集来自世界各地的邮票。
收集；积聚
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
收集；积聚
to bring or gather things together
She collects stamps from all over the world.
她收集来自世界各地的邮票。
聚集；积聚
To gather together; amass.
获得(尤指从某人处)
To get; particularly, get from someone.
收集
get or gather together
积累(相似或相关物品),尤指出于爱好或消遣
To accumulate (a number of similar or related objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation.
collect
Base
原形
collects
3rd person
第三人称单数
collecting
-ing
现在分词
collected
Past
过去式
collected
Past participle
过去分词
I collect stamps every year.
我每年收集邮票。
She collected shells on the beach yesterday.
她昨天在沙滩上捡贝壳。
They have collected enough money for the project.
他们已经为该项目筹集了足够的资金。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
She collects stamps from different countries as a hobby.
她收集来自不同国家的邮票作为爱好。
AI contextual example
The charity volunteers collect donations every Saturday morning.
慈善志愿者每周六早上收集捐款。
AI contextual example
Please collect your belongings before leaving the train.
请在离开火车前收拾好您的随身物品。
AI contextual example
we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts
我们收回了超过一百万美元的欠款。
WordNet
She collects stamps from all over the world.
她收集来自世界各地的邮票。
I need to collect my son from school.
我需要去学校接我儿子。
They are collecting money for the homeless.
他们正在为无家可归者募捐。
Not this
People collected in the square.
Use this
People gathered in the square.
当“collect”表示“聚集”时，是及物动词，需要宾语（如collect money）或用于物（如dust collects），而人的聚集常用“gather”。
Not this
I collect stamp.
Use this
I collect stamps.
可数名词“stamp”用作复数表示泛指，英语中连用单数可数名词不加冠词是错误的。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
收集数据
The researchers collected data from over 1,000 participants.
研究人员从1000多名参与者那里收集了数据。
筹款；收款
They are collecting money for the charity event.
他们正在为慈善活动筹款。
集邮
He has been collecting stamps since he was a child.
他从小就开始集邮。
收集信息
We need to collect information about customer preferences.
我们需要收集关于客户偏好的信息。
收税
The government collects taxes to fund public services.
政府收税以资助公共服务。
收集证据
The police collected evidence from the crime scene.
警方从犯罪现场收集了证据。
整理思绪
Before the interview, she took a moment to collect her thoughts.
面试前，她花了一点时间整理思绪。
使自己镇定下来
He took a deep breath to collect himself after the surprising news.
听到这个令人惊讶的消息后，他深吸一口气使自己镇定下来。
积灰；闲置
The old bicycle has been collecting dust in the garage for years.
那辆旧自行车在车库里闲置多年，积满了灰尘。
收集内裤
The gnomes collect underpants as part of their scheme.
小精灵收集内裤作为他们计划的一部分。
全部收集
Pokémon trainers collect all species to complete the Pokédex.
宝可梦训练家收集所有种类以完成图鉴。
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记忆：collect音似‘可来客’，想象客人们聚在一起，即‘收集、聚集’。
Register: neutral. Typical contexts: everyday, workplace, hobby. Note_zh: 该义项通常用于日常和正式场合，如收集物品或信息。
及物动词，常用于 collect something from someone/somewhere 结构。
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