collect
/kəˈlekt; kə`lɛkt/ v
1 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (up/together) bring or gather sth together 收集; 搜集; 凑集
collect (up) the empty glasses, dirty plates, waste paper 收集空瓶、 脏碟、 废纸
collect together one's belongings 收拾起自己的东西
the collected works of Dickens, ie a series of books containing everything he wrote 狄更斯全集.
2 [I] come together; assemble or accumulate; gather 聚集; 召集; 积累; 集合; 齐集
A crowd soon collected at the scene of the accident. 群众迅速聚集在出事现场.
Dust had collected on the window-sill. 窗台上积了灰尘.
3 [I, Tn] obtain (money, contributions, etc) from a number of people or places 募捐; 募集; 徵集
He's collecting (money) for famine relief. 他正在为赈济饥民募捐.
The Inland Revenue is responsible for collecting income tax. 税务局负责徵收所得税.
4 [Tn] obtain specimens of (sth) as a hobby or for study 搜集（某物）的样品（作为爱好或为了研究）; 采集标本
collect stamps, old coins, matchboxes, first editions 搜集邮票、 硬币、 火柴盒、 初版物.
5 [Tn, Tn.pr]
call for and take away (sb/sth); fetch 领走, 带走（某人）; 拿走, 取走, 收走（某物）
The dustmen collect the rubbish once a week. 垃圾工每周运走一次垃圾.
collect a child from school 从学校接回孩子
collect a suit from the cleaners 从洗衣店取回衣服.
6 [Tn] regain or recover control of (oneself, one's thoughts, etc) 使（自己）镇定; 使（思想）集中
collect oneself after a shock 受惊之後镇定下来
collect one's thoughts before an interview 面试之前先定定神儿.
7 (idm 习语) collect/gather one's wits => wit. collect
adj, adv (US) (of a telephone call) to be paid for by the receiver （指打电话）由受话人付钱（的）
a collect call 受话人付款的电话
call sb collect, ie transfer the charge 给某人打电话由受话人付款.
collect / ˈkɔlekt; `kɑlɛkt/ n (in the Anglican or the Roman Catholic Church) short prayer, usu to be read on a particular day （英国国教或天主教的）短祈祷文.