assemble

assemble
verb
  1. [no obj.](of people) gather together in one place for a common purpose
    (人为共同目的)聚集,集合
    a crowd had assembled outside the gates.
    人群已聚集在门外。
    ■[with obj]cause (people or things) to gather together for a common purpose[as adj. assembled]
    使(人或物为共同目的)聚集;召集,调集
    he assembled the surviving members of the group for a tour.
    他召集这个群体的幸存者去旅行。
    ■[usu. as noun assembling](Entomology)(of male moths) gather for mating in response to a pheromone released by a female
    (昆)(雄性衣蛾)应雌性释放的外激素聚集在一起交配
  2. [with obj.]fit together the separate component parts of (a machine or other object)
    装配(机器或物品的)部件
    a factory that assembled parts for trucks.
    卡车装配厂。
    ■(Computing)translate (a program) from a symbolic language into machine code
    (计算机)汇编
语源
  1. Middle English : from Old French asembler, based on Latin ad- 'to' + simul 'together'
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