• vt. 積聚，積累

前綴a- 同ad-. mass, 大塊。

amass (v.)

late 15c., "to heap up for oneself," from Old French amasser, from à "to" (see ad-) + masser (see mass (n.1)). Related: Amassed; amassing.

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

人們傾向于積攢東西, 有的并未意識到這樣做.

來自《用法詞典》

2. The capitalists amass great wealth by exploiting workers.

資本家剝削工人而積累了巨額財富.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. It would take me two years to amass a hundred dollars.

攢一百元錢我需要二年時間.

來自辭典例句

4. Given today's crisis, the incentives to amass reserves have only grown.

當今危機形勢更加刺激了外匯儲備的積累.

來自互聯網

5. The player to amass the highest number of points wins.

得分最高的人贏.

來自互聯網