一、詳細(xì)釋義：

v.

積聚，積累 [T]

例句：

Mr. Smith's business was very successful, and he was able to amass a fortune.

史密斯先生的事業(yè)極為成功，所以他積聚了一大筆財(cái)富。

例句：

People tend to amass possessions, sometimes without being aware of doing so.

人們傾向于積攢東西，有的并未意識(shí)到這樣做。

二、詞義辨析：

accumulate,amass,collect,gather,heap,pile

這些動(dòng)詞均含“積聚，聚集，積累”之意。 accumulate幾乎可用于指任何事物量的增加，側(cè)重連續(xù)不斷地，一點(diǎn)一滴地聚積。 amass著重大量地積聚，尤指對如金錢、珠寶等有價(jià)值東西的大量積聚。 collect普通用詞，多用于指物，側(cè)重指有區(qū)別地作選擇或有安排有計(jì)劃地把零散物集中起來。 gather普通用詞，指人或物或抽象事物都可用。側(cè)重于圍繞一個(gè)中心的集合、聚集。 heap主要指把沙、石、煤、草等堆高，不強(qiáng)調(diào)整齊。 pile著重指比較整齊地把東西堆積在一起。

三、參考例句：

The capitalists amass great wealth by exploiting workers.

資本家通過剝削工人而積聚了巨額財(cái)富。

Mr. Smith's business was very successful, and he was able to amass a fortune.

史密斯先生的事業(yè)極為成功，所以他積聚了一大筆財(cái)富。

The more data you amass, the tougher it is to comprehend what you're dealing with.

你積累的數(shù)據(jù)越多，要去領(lǐng)會(huì)它背后的深意就越難。

People tend to amass possessions, sometimes without being aware of doing so.

人們傾向于積攢東西，有的并未意識(shí)到這樣做。

He is planning to amass a fortune for a rainy day.

他正打算積蓄財(cái)富以備不時(shí)之需。

Apple can certainly afford to amass a huge wireless patent portfolio.

蘋果公司無疑擁有足夠財(cái)力來積聚大量無線技術(shù)專利。

Some people take advantage of the loopholes in the law to amass a great fortune.

有些人鉆法律的空子積聚了大筆財(cái)富。

In the Great Lakes region, we moved quickly to amass an additional $1 billion assistance package to help the region.

對大湖地區(qū)，我們迅速調(diào)動(dòng)了10億美元的追加援助一攬子計(jì)劃，為該地區(qū)提供幫助。

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.

她對打折信息的“上癮”讓她得以為爸媽和男友米奇買下大量價(jià)格昂貴的奢侈禮品。