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

• He mustered up courage for the daring act.
  他鼓起勇气准备大胆行动。
• Featuring unparalleled ferocity and iron discipline, they can be mustered on a moment's notice.
  以举世无双的残暴和铁一样的纪律为特征，他们可以在收到通告后极短的时间内集合起来。
• From our revolution, the Civil War, to the Great Depression to the civil rights movement, our people have always mustered the determination to construct from these crises the pillars of our history.
  从革命，内战，大萧条，直到民权运动，我国人民总是下定决心，从历次危机中构筑我国历史的支柱。
• He mustered all his soldiers.
  他把士兵召集在一起。
• We are a nation that mustered a sense of common purpose to overcome Depression and fear itself.
  我们是一个在大萧条面前团结一致克服困难，将恐惧留给萧条自己的民族；
• The troops mustered ( on the square).
  部队已（在广场上）集合。
• I mustered up enough courage to accuse him.
  我鼓起足够的勇气控告他。
• 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。
• 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, 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。