assemble /əˈsɛmbəl/ CET4 TEM4 ( assembling, assembled, assembles )

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I When people assemble or when someone assembles them, they come together in a group, usually for a particular purpose such as a meeting. 集合

  例：

  There wasn't even a convenient place for students to assemble between classes.

  甚至没有一个学生们课间集合的方便的地方。

• 2. 

  V-T To assemble something means to collect it together or to fit the different parts of it together. 聚集; 组装

  例：

  Greenpeace managed to assemble a small flotilla of inflatable boats to waylay the ship at sea.

  绿色和平组织设法聚集了一支充气艇小舰队去拦截海上的那艘船。