collect
collect(主动系统收集:collect data = 系统收集数据;collect evidence = 收集证据;强调有计划、有目的)
gather
gather(聚集,收集:gather information = 收集信息;people gathered = 人们聚集;比 collect 更随机,也可指人群聚集)
The epidemiologists collected blood samples from over five thousand volunteers as part of a nationwide health survey.
流行病学家从超过五千名志愿者那里采集血液样本,作为全国健康调查的一部分。
A crowd began to gather outside the courthouse as news of the verdict spread through the city.
随着判决消息在城市中传播,人群开始在法院外聚集。