v.積聚；收集

Mr. Smith's business was very successful, and he was able to amass a fortune. 史密斯先生的事業(yè)極為成功，所以他積聚了一大筆財富。

She continues to amass a staggering amount of material on the history and technology relating to current-day mind control and other forms of abuse. 她繼續(xù)收集在歷史和技術(shù)上涉及到當(dāng)今的精神控制和其他的孽待形式的令人驚愕的材料。

So, as you begin to amass this knowledge and these abilities, there will be others attracted to you for their own reasons because of what they can access through you. 所以，如同你們開始收集這知識和這些能力，將會有吸引他們自己的動機，因為他們能夠通過你們訪問。

amass的基本意思是“積累,積聚”,指聚集起來以形成某種積累或構(gòu)成較大數(shù)量。通常用于貴重物品和錢財?shù)姆e累,數(shù)量一般較大。

amass偶爾也可用作不及物動詞，意思是“聚集起來，集合起來”,可用于物，也可用于人。例如：The clouds amassed above the hills.云在山頂上積聚起來。