Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #1778
gather
褶；抽褶；皱褶
核心释义
A small fold or pucker in cloth, made by pulling a thread through it.
- 1.
通过穿线形成的布料褶皱或折痕
A plait or fold in cloth, made by drawing a thread through it; a pucker.
- 2.
缝纫中通过拉紧缝线形成的小褶或皱褶
sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
- 3.
车轴轴颈向前倾斜以防止车轮向外移动
The inclination forward of the axle journals to keep the wheels from working outward.
- 4.
收集某物的行为
the act of gathering something
- 5.
拱腹或建筑物底面所需的石工
The soffit or under surface of the masonry required in gathering. See gather.
- 6.
在吹管末端收集的玻璃熔体
A blob of molten glass collected on the end of a blowpipe.
- 7.
聚集
A gathering.
收集；聚集；集会；聚会；玻璃料滴；玻璃团；轴颈前倾；拱腹；砌体底面
用法In use
The seamstress added some gathers to the waist of the dress.
用法提示：这里gathers作名词复数，指缝纫中的褶裥。
These gathers are too tight; we need to loosen them.
用法提示：gathers作为名词，指衣料上的褶裥。
The skirt has delicate gathers that give it a soft shape.
用法提示：gathers为名词，指装饰性的褶皱。
a gather (in/at sth)
作名词时，gather 指布料上因拉线而起的褶；复数形式是 gathers。
There was a small gather in the fabric at the neck.
领口处的布料上有一个小褶。
in gathers
The curtain hung in soft gathers.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- gathers at the waist
- 腰部的碎褶
- The skirt has gathers at the waist.这条裙子在腰部有碎褶。
- soft gathers
- 柔软的褶裥
- The bodice has soft gathers at the neckline.上身领口处有柔软的褶裥。
- tiny gathers
- 细小的褶裥
- Tiny gathers around the cuffs add a delicate detail.袖口周围的细小褶裥增添了精致的细节。
- sew gathers
- 缝制碎褶
- You need a thin needle to sew gathers neatly.要用细针才能把碎褶缝得整齐。
- deep gathers
- 深深的褶裥
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 gather 记成‘该得’：缝衣拉紧线，布料‘该得’聚成小褶；引申为把人或物聚拢。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：sewing、clothing construction、craft instructions gather 作名词时通常用于缝纫或服装制作语境，指用线抽紧形成的小皱褶。这个用法比较偏专业，多出现在制作说明或服装结构描述中，日常口语里不太常见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 gather /ˈɡæðɚ/ 押韵的词有 rather, lather, blather（重读元音和后面的辅音相同）。注意 father, other, bother 虽然以 -ther 结尾，但发音分别是 /ˈfɑːðɚ/, /ˈʌðɚ/, /ˈbɑːðɚ/，不押韵。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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