If you amass money, knowledge, or information, you gather a large amount of it little by little. The word has a slow, stacking feel: not grabbing one thing, but piling until the pile is big.

If you amass money, knowledge, or information如果你amass金錢、知識，或資訊, you gather a large amount of it little by little你就是一點一點地累積出一大筆／一大堆。The word has a slow, stacking feel這個字有一種慢慢堆疊的感覺：not grabbing one thing不是一把抓走一樣東西, but而是 piling until the pile is big一直堆，堆到一大堆為止。

It is a little more formal than collect or gather, so it sits comfortably in news and school writing — a family amasses a fortune; a student amasses notes; a reporter amasses facts.

It is a little more formal than collect or gather它比collect或gather稍微正式一點, so所以 it sits comfortably in news and school writing在新聞和學校寫作裡用起來很自然 — a family amasses a fortunea family amasses a fortune（一個家族累積財富）; a student amasses notesa student amasses notes（一個學生累積筆記）; a reporter amasses factsa reporter amasses facts（一個記者累積事實）。

People also amass things you can count in bulk, like evidence or a collection, and they sometimes amass troops or supporters, meaning they bring a large number together. You would not usually amass a single cup or a single idea.

People also amass things you can count in bulk人們也會amass那種可以大量計算的東西, like evidence or a collection像是證據或收藏品, and而 they sometimes amass troops or supporters有時候也會amass軍隊或支持者, meaning they bring a large number together意思是把大量的人集合起來。You would not usually amass你通常不會amass a single cup or a single idea一個杯子，或一個想法。

Though actually, in careful talk the verb is the common word; a noun amass is rare enough that learners can forget it.

Though actually不過其實，in careful talk在講究的用法裡, the verb is the common word動詞才是常用的字; a noun amass名詞amass is rare enough that learners can forget it罕見到學習者可以直接忘掉它。