gather up

1．collect all one's power fof a strong effort鼓起勇气；打起精神

After he had been hit， he got up，gathered himself up and ran off．他被击倒后又爬了起来，振作一下就跑掉了。

You'd better gather yourself up to try again．你最好鼓起勇气再试一下。

He gathered up his strength for a hard job．他集中精力去干一项艰苦的工作。

2．pick up and place together；accumulate集拢；收集；概括

Gathering up his scattered papers，he pushed them into his case．他将散落的文件收拢起来，放入箱子里。

Gathering up the thread of his story，he set about writing．他收集整理了故事的线索，开始写作。

The title best gathers up the subject．这个标题把问题很好地概括起来了。

We gathered up a great amount of firsthand data．我们收集了大量的第一手资料。