词汇精选：amass的用法和辨析
一、详细释义：
v.
积聚，积累 [T]
例句：
Mr. Smith's business was very successful, and he was able to amass a fortune.
史密斯先生的事业极为成功，所以他积聚了一大笔财富。
例句：
People tend to amass possessions, sometimes without being aware of doing so.
人们倾向于积攒东西，有的并未意识到这样做。
二、词义辨析：
accumulate,amass,collect,gather,heap,pile
这些动词均含“积聚，聚集，积累”之意。accumulate几乎可用于指任何事物量的增加，侧重连续不断地，一点一滴地聚积。amass着重大量地积聚，尤指对如金钱、珠宝等有价值东西的大量积聚。collect普通用词，多用于指物，侧重指有区别地作选择或有安排有计划地把零散物集中起来。gather普通用词，指人或物或抽象事物都可用。侧重于围绕一个中心的集合、聚集。heap主要指把沙、石、煤、草等堆高，不强调整齐。pile着重指比较整齐地把东西堆积在一起。
三、参考例句：
The capitalists amass great wealth by exploiting workers.
资本家通过剥削工人而积聚了巨额财富。
Mr. Smith's business was very successful, and he was able to amass a fortune.
史密斯先生的事业极为成功，所以他积聚了一大笔财富。
The more data you amass, the tougher it is to comprehend what you're dealing with.
你积累的数据越多，要去领会它背后的深意就越难。
People tend to amass possessions, sometimes without being aware of doing so.
人们倾向于积攒东西，有的并未意识到这样做。
He is planning to amass a fortune for a rainy day.
他正打算积蓄财富以备不时之需。
Apple can certainly afford to amass a huge wireless patent portfolio.
苹果公司无疑拥有足够财力来积聚大量无线技术专利。
Some people take advantage of the loopholes in the law to amass a great fortune.
有些人钻法律的空子积聚了大笔财富。
In the Great Lakes region, we moved quickly to amass an additional $1 billion assistance package to help the region.
对大湖地区，我们迅速调动了10亿美元的追加援助一揽子计划，为该地区提供帮助。
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.
她对打折信息的“上瘾”让她得以为爸妈和男友米奇买下大量价格昂贵的奢侈礼品。
