"gather some stones" "pull your thoughts together"
"We assembled in the church basement" "Let's gather in the dining room"
"Journals are accumulating in my office" "The work keeps piling up"
"I gather you have not done your homework"
"assemble your colleagues" "get together all those who are interested in the project" "gather the close family members"
"she gathered her shawl around her shoulders"
"Our ancestors gathered nuts in the Fall"
"the peace movement gained momentum" "the car gathers speed"
误 Tom and John gathered together.
正 Tom and John got together.
析gather有“聚集在一起”的含义,所以当gather后面无宾语使用together,就产生了意义上的重叠。另外,两个人聚到一起也不能用gather,应该用get together。
我们盼望着能再次聚会。误 We are looking forward to our gathering again.
正 We are looking forward to our meeting again.
析 亲朋好友间的“聚会”多用meet或get together。
我猜你已经采纳了我的意见。误 I gathered that you've taken my advice.
正 I gather that you've taken my advice.
析 在I gather这样的词组里,通常用一般现在时,而不用一般过去时或现在完成时来引出已经了解到的情况或一段引语。
她的爱好是集邮。误 Her hobby is gathering stamps.
正 Her hobby is collecting stamps.
析 作为“爱好”而“收集”一般用collect表示,不用gather。gather多作“采集”解,一般指“采集(花等)”。