gather up   (TTS發音)

1. collect all one's power fof a strong effort鼓起勇氣；打起精神

    After he had been hit， he got up，gathered himself up and ran off. 他被擊倒後又爬了起來，振作一下就跑掉了。

    You'd better gather yourself up to try again. 你最好鼓起勇氣再試一下。

    He gathered up his strength for a hard job. 他集中精力去幹一項艱苦的工作。

2. pick up and place together；accumulate集攏；收集；概括

    Gathering up his scattered papers，he pushed them into his case. 他將散落的文件收攏起來，放入箱子裡。

    Gathering up the thread of his story，he set about writing. 他收集整理了故事的線索，開始寫作。

    The title best gathers up the subject. 這個標題把問題很好地概括起來了。

    We gathered up a great amount of firsthand data. 我們收集了大量的第一手資料。