collect

• 指由收件人或收货方承担费用的服务或付款方式，而非由发件人支付。

Designating a telephone call, message, shipment, or payment in which the charges are to be paid by the recipient rather than the sender.

1. TelecommunicationsB2formalamericantechnical

   Relating to a call or message for which the person who answers agrees to pay the connection fees.

   电信

   • She made a ___ call to her parents from the airport.
   • Press zero to place a ___ call through the operator.
   • Some public phones only allow outgoing calls, not ___ ones.
   • He didn't have any coins so he had to call ___.

2. Commerce and shippingB2formalamericanbusiness

   Pertaining to a transaction or delivery where payment is demanded from the person who receives the goods or services.

   到付

   • The package was sent on a ___ basis, so you need to pay the driver.
   • They shipped the order ___ for the customer's convenience.
   • We do not accept ___ deliveries without prior arrangement.
   • Most online stores avoid ___ shipments due to return issues.
   • A ___ note was attached to the invoice.

   同义词cash on delivery

   反义词prepaid

• 基督教礼仪中的简短祷文，汇集信徒的祈求，并随日子或节日而变化。

A short prayer, typically recited before the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England.

1. A short liturgical prayer in Western Christian traditions.C2formal

   A concise, formal prayer used in the liturgies of the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, and other Western churches, appointed for a particular day, feast, or season, typically consisting of an invocation, a petition, and a concluding doxology.

   西方基督教传统中的短篇礼仪祈祷文

   • The priest recited the collect before the first reading.
   • The Book of Common Prayer includes a collect for each Sunday.
   • During the service, the congregation listened to the collect for peace.
   • He read the appointed collect from the altar missal.
   • The liturgical collect summarizes the theme of the day.

• 动词，指把物品、数据或人聚集或汇集到一起，通常带有特定目的。

A verb used to indicate the act of gathering things together from different places or people, or accumulating over time.

1. Gather togetherA2formal

   To bring things together from different places into one group.

   收集

   • She collects stamps from around the world.
   • The teacher collected the homework from all students.
   • He collected firewood for the campfire.

   同义词accumulateaggregateamassassembleclustercongregategathergroupmusterround up

   反义词dispersedistributescatterseparatespread

2. Receive or obtainB1formal

   To receive something that is owed or due, such as money or an item.

   领取

   • They collected the rent from their tenants.
   • She went to the post office to collect a package.
   • The charity collected donations for the homeless.

   同义词acquireamassgatherobtainraisereceivesecuretake in

   反义词dispersedistributescatter

3. Pick upA2informal

   To go and get someone or something from a place.

   接人

   • I will collect you from the airport at 5 PM.
   • He collected his children from school.
   • She collected her dry cleaning on the way home.

   同义词call forfetchgetmeetpick upretrieve

   反义词abandondropleave