詞彙精選：amass的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
v.
積聚，積累 [T]
例句：
Mr. Smith's business was very successful, and he was able to amass a fortune.
史密斯先生的事業極爲成功，所以他積聚了一大筆財富。
例句：
People tend to amass possessions, sometimes without being aware of doing so.
人們傾向於積攢東西，有的並未意識到這樣做。
二、詞義辨析：
accumulate,amass,collect,gather,heap,pile
這些動詞均含“積聚，聚集，積累”之意。accumulate幾乎可用於指任何事物量的增加，側重連續不斷地，一點一滴地聚積。amass着重大量地積聚，尤指對如金錢、珠寶等有價值東西的大量積聚。collect普通用詞，多用於指物，側重指有區別地作選擇或有安排有計劃地把零散物集中起來。gather普通用詞，指人或物或抽象事物都可用。側重於圍繞一箇中心的集合、聚集。heap主要指把沙、石、煤、草等堆高，不強調整齊。pile着重指比較整齊地把東西堆積在一起。
三、參考例句：
The capitalists amass great wealth by exploiting workers.
資本家通過剝削工人而積聚了鉅額財富。
Mr. Smith's business was very successful, and he was able to amass a fortune.
史密斯先生的事業極爲成功，所以他積聚了一大筆財富。
The more data you amass, the tougher it is to comprehend what you're dealing with.
你積累的數據越多，要去領會它背後的深意就越難。
People tend to amass possessions, sometimes without being aware of doing so.
人們傾向於積攢東西，有的並未意識到這樣做。
He is planning to amass a fortune for a rainy day.
他正打算積蓄財富以備不時之需。
Apple can certainly afford to amass a huge wireless patent portfolio.
蘋果公司無疑擁有足夠財力來積聚大量無線技術專利。
Some people take advantage of the loopholes in the law to amass a great fortune.
有些人鑽法律的空子積聚了大筆財富。
In the Great Lakes region, we moved quickly to amass an additional $1 billion assistance package to help the region.
對大湖地區，我們迅速調動了10億美元的追加援助一攬子計劃，爲該地區提供幫助。
Her 'addiction' to finding deals has allowed her to amass a huge haul of expensive and luxury presents for her mother, father and boyfriend Mitch.
她對打折信息的“上癮”讓她得以爲爸媽和男友米奇買下大量價格昂貴的奢侈禮品。
