amassing

英 [əˈmæsɪŋ]

美 [əˈmæsɪŋ]

v.  (尤指大量)积累，积聚
amass的现在分词

COCA.45509

柯林斯词典

• VERB 积聚；收集
  If youamasssomething such as money or information, you gradually get a lot of it.
  1. How had he amassed his fortune?
     他是如何积累财富的呢？

双语例句

• Traders and hedge funds have bet nearly$ 8bn against the euro, amassing the biggest ever short position in the single currency on fears of a eurozone debt crisis.
  由于对欧元区债务危机心存忧虑，交易员和对冲基金总共已投入近80亿美元，押注欧元将会贬值，由此形成了欧元历史上规模最大的空头头寸。
• Former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates made headlines a few weeks ago when he decided to join Twitter, amassing hundreds of thousands of followers within just a few hours of signing up for the service.
  前微软总裁比尔·盖茨几周前刚刚登上头条，当时他决定加入Twitter，几小时后，盖茨就拥有了成千上万的follower。
• And often they are more famous for amassing a fortune rather than making the world a better place.
  他们出名通常更多是因为所聚集的财富，而不是让这个世界变得更美好。
• It's likely the actor is holding a hearing aid, but that hasn't stopped the video from amassing more than two million views on YouTube.
  有人怀疑演员拿的是一个助听设备，但这个“穿越”片段还是在YouTube视频网站上获得了超过两百万的点击量。
• This goal doesn't need to be something extraordinary, such as amassing an enormous fortune, creating a nationwide or even a global business chain, or writing a bestseller.
  这个目标不一定是非常令人吃惊的事，比如赚一大笔财富、建立全国乃至世界范围内的连锁事业、或是写一本热门畅销书。
• I admire this enlightened life philosophy, rather than a relentless obsession with amassing yet more personal wealth.
  我钦佩这种开明的生活哲学，而不是无尽地痴迷于积累更多的个人财富。
• Honesty is incompatible with amassing a large fortune.
  诚实与积聚大量财产是不相容的。
• They both worked very hard for years, amassing a small fortune, so they could move from their two-bedroom home to a palatial seven-bedroom home in the most upscale neighborhood.
  他们拼命工作了好几年，终于积攒了一笔钱，从两居室搬到了一套坐落在最高档街区的富丽堂皇的七居室大房子。
• They may believe that amassing wealth would give them more freedom, security, and ability to help those they love.
  他们也许相信大量积累的财富会带给他们更大的自由、保障和帮助亲友的能力。
• Already the developing world is amassing financial assets at a much faster rate than are traditional banking centers like New York, London, and Tokyo.
  新兴世界的金融资产积累速度早已远远快于纽约、伦敦和东京等传统银行中心。