[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
[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
Middle English : from Old French asembler, based on Latin ad- 'to' + simul 'together'