1 [I,T] gather (round) (sb/sth);gather sb/sth (round) (sb/sth) (used about people) to come or be brought together in a group （指人）（使）聚集: A crowd soon gathered at the scene of the accident. 事故现场很快聚集了一群人。We all gathered round and listened to what the guide was saying. 我们大家围拢过来听导游的解说。

2 [T] gather sth (together/up) to bring many things together 收集；收拾: He gathered up all his papers and put them away. 他把文件都收拾起来放好。They have gathered together a lot of information on the subject. 他们收集了不少资料，都是关于这个题目的。

3 [T] (formal 正式) to pick wild flowers, fruit, etc from a wide area （从野地里）采集（野花、水果等）: to gather mushrooms 采蘑菇

4 [T] to understand or find out sth (from sb/sth) 从…得知: I gather from your letter that you have several years' experience of this kind of work. 从你信里看来，你有多年做这种工作的经验。‘She's been very ill recently.’ ‘So I gather.’ “她近来病得很厉害。”“我也这么想。”

5 [I,T] to gradually become greater; to increase （使）积累起来；增加 · I gathered speed as I cycled down the hill. 我骑自行车下山，速度越来越快。