【常用新聞英文語彙】muster的7種用法


muster (vt)

1.擷取
After a decade-long slump, Japan needs to muster all the tech savviness it can to revive itself yet again. 
經過十年的不景氣,日本需要盡可能地擷取所有的科技知識讓它再度復甦。

2.募到
The fledgling local police could muster only 20 recruits a year ago.
 一年前這支剛成立的地方警力只能募到二十名新人。

3.取得
He couldn’t muster support from his old colleagues. 
他無法取得老同事的支持。
Can they muster enough signatories required by the law? 
他們能否取得法律規定的連署人數?

4.召集
We will need all the manpower we can muster. 
我們將需要我們能召集的所有人力。

5.爭取
That would give the dictator time to try to muster some support. 
這會讓這位獨裁者有時間去爭取一些支持。

6.鼓足
He had finally mustered the courage to give her a warning. 
他終於鼓足勇氣對她提出警告。

7.集結
How can the U.S. muster a military force to invade a foreign country but be unable to quickly provide aid to its own hurricane victims? 
何以美國能夠集結軍事力量進攻外國卻無法迅速提供援助給它自己的颶風災民?


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