early 14c., transitive and intransitive, from Old French assembler "come together, join, unite; gather" (11c.), from Latin assimulare "to make like, liken, compare; copy, imitate; feign, pretend," later "to gather together," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + simulare "to make like" (see simulation). In Middle English and in Old French it also was a euphemism for "to couple sexually." Meaning "to put parts together" in manufacturing is from 1852. Related: Assembled; assembling. Assemble together is redundant.
1. Greenpeace managed to assemble enough boats to waylay the ship at sea.
绿色和平组织设法聚集起足够数量的小船在海上拦截该船。
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2. There wasn't even a convenient place for students to assemble between classes.
在课间,学生们连一个方便凑在一起的地方都没有。
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3. In the evening, the people assemble in the mosques.
晚上,人们聚集到清真寺里。
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4. All the students were asked to assemble in the main hall.
early 14c., transitive and intransitive, from Old French assembler "come together, join, unite; gather" (11c.), from Latin assimulare "to make like, liken, compare; copy, imitate; feign, pretend," later "to gather together," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + simulare "to make like" (see simulation). In Middle English and in Old French it also was a euphemism for "to couple sexually." Meaning "to put parts together" in manufacturing is from 1852. Related: Assembled; assembling. Assemble together is redundant.
双语例句
1. Greenpeace managed to assemble enough boats to waylay the ship at sea.
绿色和平组织设法聚集起足够数量的小船在海上拦截该船。
来自柯林斯例句
2. There wasn't even a convenient place for students to assemble between classes.
在课间,学生们连一个方便凑在一起的地方都没有。
来自柯林斯例句
3. In the evening, the people assemble in the mosques.
晚上,人们聚集到清真寺里。
来自柯林斯例句
4. All the students were asked to assemble in the main hall.