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小词详解 | amass
amass 英 [əˈmæs] 美 [əˈmæs]
Imagine an artificial intelligence, he says, which decides to amass as many paperclips as possible.
他在实验中提出,假设一个人工智能决定要收集尽可能多的回形针。
——《经济学人》Although much of the imperial collection amassed by China’s rulers has been lost, it is miraculous that so many landmark works have survived a thousand years of violent dynastic changes, revolts and theft.
中国历代帝王的收藏中,有很多已经遗失,但仍有很多划时代的重要作品,历经一千年来改朝换代的战争、叛乱以及偷盗,还能幸存至今,真是奇迹。
——《时代周刊》
[动词] 在一段时间内聚集或积累(大量有价值的材料或事物)
他有做生意的天分。他很快就靠贩私积累了一大笔财富。
He had a natural flair for business. He soon amassed a huge fortune from bootlegging.
The treasure trove of magical knowledge amassed by our ancestors must be guarded, replenished, and polished by those who have been called to the noble profession of teaching.
我们的祖先积累下的珍贵的魔法知识宝库,必须由那些有幸从事高贵的教育职业的人们对它们加以保护、补充和完善。
accumulate: gather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity of hoard: amass (money or valued objects) and hide or store away accrue: accumulate or receive (such payments or benefits)