muster
verb [ I or T ] uk/ˈmʌs.tər/ us/ˈmʌs.tɚ/
(PRODUCE)
鼓起(勇气);激起(某种感情或支持)
to produce or encourage something such as an emotion or support
She managed to muster the courage to ask him to the cinema. 她终于鼓起勇气请他去看电影。
The team will need all the strength they can muster to win this game. 球队必须尽全力才能赢得这场比赛。
Opponents are unlikely to be able to muster enough votes to override the veto. 反对者不太可能拉到足够的选票来推翻否决。
(COME TOGETHER)
(使)(尤指部队)集合,集结
(especially of soldiers) to come together, especially in preparation for fighting, or to cause to do this
The twelfth division mustered on the hill. 第12师在山上集结。
The general mustered his troops. 将军召集起他的部队。
Idiom
muster your forcesidiom formal 集聚力量(或精力)
to make great arrangements and efforts, usually to prepare for an attack or event
The Welsh National Opera has mustered its forces to mount its second production of Tristan in only 14 years. 威尔士国家剧院集聚了全部人员,准备在仅仅14年内就第二次上演《特里斯坦》。
Phrasal verb
muster something up 鼓起(勇气);激起(力量)
If you muster up a feeling of courage or energy, you try hard to find that quality in yourself because you need it in order to do something.
[ + to infinitive ] She finally mustered up the courage to ask him for more money. 她最终鼓起勇气向他多要一些钱。
muster
noun [ C ] uk/ˈmʌs.tər/ us/ˈmʌs.tɚ/
(尤指部队的)集合,集结
a group of people, especially soldiers, who have been brought together