Word · Frequency #9610
muster
n. 召集, 集合, 检阅, 清单, 花名册, 样品
a gathering of military personnel for duty; an assembled group
The troops stood at attention for the morning muster.
- 1.
A gathering.
集合；聚集
- 2.
Synonym of mustee.
同义词:mustee(混血儿)
- 3.
Showing.
展示；显示
集合；聚集；同义词:mustee(混血儿)；展示；显示；召集；集合
In use
The general mustered the troops for an early morning inspection.
She mustered all her courage to speak in front of the large audience.
The daily muster of employees was held in the main hall.
muster something
常用于抽象名词，如 support、resources 等。
The team mustered enough support to pass the bill.
团队召集了足够的支持来通过法案。
muster up something
固定短语，常与 courage、strength 等搭配。
She mustered up the courage to speak in public.
她鼓起勇气在公共场合发言。
pass muster
习语，意为达到标准或要求。
Connections
Collocations
- muster up courage
- 鼓起勇气
- She finally mustered up the courage to ask for a raise.她终于鼓起勇气要求加薪。
- muster support
- 争取支持
- The candidate mustered support from various community groups.这位候选人从各个社区团体争取到了支持。
- muster troops
- 集合部队
- The general mustered his troops for the final assault.将军集合部队准备最后进攻。
- muster resources
- 集中资源
- We mustered all our resources to finish the project on time.我们集中所有资源按时完成了项目。
- pass muster
- 通过检验，合格
- His work didn't pass muster and had to be redone.他的工作没有通过检验，必须重做。
- muster roll
Learner notes
Memory Tip
muster 像“must + er”，必须（must）把大家（er）召集起来。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：military、formal、figurative Muster 常用于军事或正式场合，表示‘召集’或‘集合’；在短语 muster up courage 等比喻用法中，语气较为中性但偏正式。注意不同语境下语体不同。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵（/ʌstə/）：cluster, duster, luster。拼写相似但发音不同：master (/ɑːstə/), monster (/ɒstə/), poster (/əʊstə/)。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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