heap, gather, pile, accumulate, amass, collect
This group of words all means "accumulate, gather, accumulate", and the differences are:
Heap mainly refers to piling up sand, stone, coal, grass, etc., and does not emphasize neatness.
heap
English [hiːp] United States [hiːp]
n. (Messy) piles; many, plenty; <非正式>worn-out cars, classic cars
v. Stacking, stacking; Praise (or accusations, etc.)
【Name】 (Heap) (English) Hip, (Finn) Hayap, (Southeast Asian Chinese) Association (personal name)
[ Plural heaps Third person singular heaps present participle heaping past tense heaped past participle heaped ]
Gather is a common word that means that people or things or abstract things are available. Focus on assemblies, aggregations around a center.
gather
英 [ˈɡæðə(r)] 美 [ˈɡæðər]
v. Gathering, gathering; collecting, collecting; thinking, inferring; increasing (speed, strength, etc.); giving... Pleat; tighten, pull closer
【First name】 (Gather) (German) Gatt (personal name)
[ Plural gathers Third person singular gathers now participle gathering past tense gathered past participle gathered ]
example:
In the evenings, we gathered around the fireplace and talked.
In the evening, we gathered by the fireplace to chat.
Pile focuses on stacking things together relatively neatly.
pile
English [paɪl] Beauty [paɪl]
n. Piles, stacks; piles, lots; large sums of money; (carpeted) suede; ground piles; magnificent buildings; hemorrhoids; (heraldic) (pointed down) wedge-shaped ordinary drawings; battery packs
v. Stacking; Piling; Gathering; Coiling (Women's Hair) High; Swarming, Crowding; (Car) Crashing (~into); <非正式>Exaggeration (~ something on); Reinforcing (or Bracing) with Piles
【Name】 (Pile) (West) Pillay, (English) Pyle (personal name)
[ Plural piles Third person singular piles now participle piling past piled past participle piled ]
He was piling clothes into the suitcase.
He was stacking his clothes in his suitcase.
Accumulate can be used to refer to an increase in the amount of almost anything, focusing on continuous, little by little accumulation.
accumulate
英 [əˈkjuːmjəleɪt] 美 [əˈkjuːmjəleɪt]
v. Accumulate, accumulate
[ Third person singular accumulates now participle accumulating past tense accumulated past word segmentation accumulated ]
Lead can accumulate in the body until toxic levels are reached.
Lead can accumulate in the body until it reaches the point of toxicity.
Amass focuses on the accumulation of large quantities, especially the accumulation of valuable things such as money and jewelry.
amass
英 [əˈmæs] 美 [əˈmæs]
v. Accumulation, accumulation; <古>(people) gathering
[ Third-person singular amasses present participle amassing past tense amassed past participle amassed ]
How had he amassed his fortune?
How did he gather his wealth?
Collect is a common term, mostly used to refer to things, focusing on making different choices or arranging and planning to gather scattered things.
collect
英 [kəˈlekt] 美 [kəˈlekt]
v. Gathering, accumulating; collecting, collecting; collecting; collecting, picking; collecting, collecting; <古><非正式>and ... Bumping into each other, and... A conflict occurred
n. Short prayers (in certain Christian ceremonies); <非正式>the bet to win, the bet to win money
adj. The other party pays for the call
adv. The other party pays for the call
【Name】 (Collect)(English)Colect (personal name)
[ Plural collects Third person singular collects now participle collecting past tense collected Past word participle collected ]
Methane gas does collect in the mines around here.
Biogas does accumulate in the mines around this.
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