mustered

英 [ˈmʌstəd]

美 [ˈmʌstərd]

v.  找寻，聚集，激起(支持、勇气等); 集合，召集，集结(尤指部队); 赶拢(牛、羊)
muster的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 聚集(支持力量);奋(力);集中(精力)
  If youmustersomething such as support, strength, or energy, you gather as much of it as you can in order to do something.
  1. He travelled around West Africa trying to muster support for his movement...
     他在西非四处奔走，为自己的运动争取支持。
  2. Mustering all her strength, Nancy pulled hard on both oars.
     南希使出所有力气，用力划动双桨。
• V-ERG 召集，集合(士兵)
  When soldiersmusterorare mustered, they gather together in one place in order to take part in a military action.
  1. The men mustered before their clan chiefs...
     男人们聚集在族长们面前。
  2. The general had mustered his troops north of the Hindu Kush.
     将军在兴都库什山脉以北集结军队。
• PHRASE 合格;符合要求
  If someone or somethingpasses muster, they are good enough for the thing they are needed for.
  1. I could not pass muster in his language...
     我说不好他的语言。
  2. If it doesn't pass muster, a radio station could have its license challenged.
     如果不合要求，电台可能会被吊销执照。

双语例句

• Many regiments of volunteers were mustered into service at the beginning of the war.
  战争初期征召了许多志愿军。
• I mustered the courage to admit my mistake.
  我鼓起勇气承认错误。
• I mustered, looking her way as I tossed a sock into the machine.
  我一边把一只袜子扔进洗衣机，一边憋出一句法语问道。
• In 1990, the UK's armed forces mustered some 306,000 personnel; last year the tally was 188,000.
  1990年，英国军队征召了大约30.6万名士兵；而去年只征召了18.8名。
• The next spring Ben-Hadad mustered the Arameans and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel.
  次年，便哈达果然点齐亚兰人上亚弗去，要与以色列人打仗。
• I ordered all the raw recruits to be mustered.
  我命令叫所有的新兵都集合起来。
• A House effort in the last Congress mustered strong opposition from the White House, which was concerned that it would jeopardize the privacy rights of consumers.
  在上一届国会中，众议院的一项法案遭到了白宫的强烈反对，白宫担心这会危害消费者的隐私权。
• I mustered all my sources and expertise to come up with the right words to soothe them.
  我使出浑身解数，想说出恰当的话来安慰他们。
• The troops mustered on the hill.
  军队在山上集合了。
• The troops mustered ( on the square).
  部队已（在广场上）集合。