accumulate/amass/collect/gather/hoard
第一组：accumulate and amass 这两个动词都是强调积累，他们之间的细微差距在于accumulate强调的是积累的过程，但是amass强调的是积累大量的东西并且暗示了巨大的价值。
A person may accumulate great piles of newspaper.
他积攒了一笔估计价值近100万英镑的财产
He amassed a fortune estimated at close to a million pounds.
第二组：collect and gather 这个动词在某种程度上是可以互换的。他们之间的细微差别在于collect 强调的是有辨别能力的收集，gather一般而言就是没有目的的收集。
集邮是当作一个爱好，但是有想要以后出售赚钱的想法
To collect stamps as a hobby but with the idea of reselling them later at a profit.
沿着乡村的道路采摘了一束野花
To gather a large bunch of wildflowers along a country road
第三组： hoard 强调的是囤积，有私心在。
在战争期间，个人会囤积稀有物品
In wartime, individuals may hoard scarce items.
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Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.
Life happens too fast for you ever to think about it. If you could just persuade people of this, but they insist on amassing information.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
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