early 14c., transitive and intransitive, from Old French assembler "come together, join, unite; gather" (11c.), from Latin assimulare "to make like, liken, compare; copy, imitate; feign, pretend," later "to gather together," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + simulare "to make like" (see simulation). In Middle English and in Old French it also was a euphemism for "to couple sexually." Meaning "to put parts together" in manufacturing is from 1852. Related: Assembled; assembling. Assemble together is redundant.
实用例句
1. Greenpeace managed to assemble enough boats to waylay the ship at sea.
绿色和平组织设法聚集起足够数量的小船在海上拦截该船。
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2. There wasn't even a convenient place for students to assemble between classes.
在课间，学生们连一个方便凑在一起的地方都没有。
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3. In the evening, the people assemble in the mosques.
晚上，人们聚集到清真寺里。
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4. All the students were asked to assemble in the main hall.
