1.gather up 收集;拾起
We gather up from various sources a great amount of firsthand data.
我們從各種來源收集了大量第一手資料。
Gather up your muscles and jump.
收緊肌肉,然后起跳。
2.scrabble for v.爭奪,掙扎
This territorial reformation never degenerated into a scrabble for land.
這個土地改革從未淪為土地的搶奪。
Researchers scrabble for funds, and students complain of large classes and reduced teaching time.
研究人員需要錢, 學生抱怨大班上課和課時縮減也需要錢來擺平。