专四词汇辨析题 词汇精选：amass的用法和辨析

词汇精选：amass的用法和辨析  

一、详细释义：,v.,积聚，积累 [T],例句：,Mr. Smith's business was very successful, and he was able to amass a fortune.,史密斯先生的事业极为成功，所以他积聚了一大笔财富。,例句：,People tend to amass possessions, sometimes without being aware of doing so.,人们倾向于积攒东西，有的并未意识到这样做。,二、词义辨析：,accumulate,amass,collect,gather,heap,pile,这些动词均含“积聚，聚集，积累”之意。accumulate几乎可用于指任何事物量的增加，侧重连续不断地，一点一滴地聚积。amass着重大量地积聚，尤指对如金钱、珠宝等有价值东西的大量积聚。collect普通用词，多用于指物，侧重指有区别地作选择或有安排有计划地把零散物集中起来。gather普通用词，指人或物或抽象事物都可用。侧重于围绕一个中心的集合、聚集。heap主要指把沙、石、煤、草等堆高，不强调整齐。pile着重指比较整齐地把东西堆积在一起。,三、参考例句：,The capitalists amass great wealth by exploiting workers.,资本家通过剥削工人而积聚了钜额财富。,Mr. Smith's business was very successful, and he was able to amass a fortune.,史密斯先生的事业极为成功，所以他积聚了一大笔财富。,The more data you amass, the tougher it is to prehend what you're dealing with.,你积累的数据越多，要去领会它背后的深意就越难。,People tend to amass possessions, sometimes without being aware of doing so.,人们倾向于积攒东西，有的并未意识到这样做。,He is planning to amass a fortune for a rainy day.,他正打算积蓄财富以备不时之需。,Apple can certainly afford to amass a huge wireless patent portfolio.,苹果公司无疑拥有足够财力来积聚大量无线技术专利。,Some people take advantage of the loopholes in the law to amass a great fortune.,有些人钻法律的空子积聚了大笔财富。,In the Great Lakes region, we moved quickly to amass an additional $1 billion assistance package to help the region.,对大湖地区，我们迅速调动了10亿美元的追加援助一揽子计划，为该地区提供帮助。,Her 'addiction' to finding deals has allowed her to amass a huge haul of expensive and luxury presents for her mother, father and boyfriend Mitch.,她对打折信息的“上瘾”让她得以为爸妈和男友米奇买下大量价格昂贵的奢侈礼品。