A gatherer is someone who gathers — who picks things up and brings them together. What they gather depends on the job in front of the word: a berry-gatherer picks fruit; a gatherer of facts collects information.

A gathererA gatherer is someone who gathers —就是「會gather的人」 who picks things up and brings them together.會把東西撿起來、聚集在一起的人 What they gather他們gather的是什麼 depends on the job in front of the word:要看詞前面加了什麼 a berry-gatherer picks fruit;像berry-gatherer摘莓果的人是採莓果的 a gatherer of facts collects information.而a gatherer of facts收集事實的人是蒐集資訊的。

In history class you meet hunter-gatherers: people who lived by hunting animals and gathering wild plants, before farming. On its own the word is plain and a little old-fashioned; it usually wants another word beside it so you know what is being brought in.

In history class在歷史課上 you meet hunter-gatherers:你會遇到hunter-gatherers狩獵採集者 before farming,在有農業之前 people who lived by hunting animals and gathering wild plants,指靠打獵和採集野生植物維生的人 On its own the word is plain and a little old-fashioned;單獨使用時,這個字很樸素,也有點過時 it usually wants another word beside it它通常需要旁邊加另一個字 so you know what is being brought in.你才知道採集的是什麼。

Though actually, gather here is not only for fruit and sticks. You can gather dust, gather a crowd, or gather your thoughts — and a person who does that kind of gathering can still be called a gatherer, in the right sentence.

Though actually,不過 gather here is not only for fruit and sticks.gather這個字其實不只用在水果和樹枝上 You can gather dust,你可以gather dust堆積灰塵 gather a crowd,gather a crowd聚集一群人 or gather your thoughts —或gather your thoughts整理思緒 and a person who does that kind of gathering做這種gathering的人 in the right sentence,在對的句子裡 can still be called a gatherer.一樣可以被稱作a gatherer。