assemble
verb uk/əˈsem.bəl/ us/əˈsem.bəl/
(GATHER)
C2 [ I or T ]集合，聚集;收集
to come together in a single place or bring parts together in a single group
We assembled in the meeting room after lunch. 午饭后我们在会议室集合。
to assemble data 收集资料
the assembled company At the staff meeting, the manager told the assembled company (= everyone there) that no one would lose their job. 在全体员工大会上，经理对所有与会者说他们谁也不会失业。
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- Within hours of the tragedy happening, an emergency rescue team had been assembled.
- He gazed once more around the room, where his entire family were assembled.
- Over 50,000 people assembled in the main square.
- He came out onto the balcony to speak to the crowd that had assembled outside.
- Everyone is assembling outside the cathedral, ready for the Remembrance Day parade.
(JOIN)
C2 [ T ]组装；装配
to make something by joining separate parts
furniture that is easy to assemble 易于组装的家具