gather n．集合，聚集 vi．集合，聚集 vt. 使聚集，搜集，积聚，推断
例句：A crowd gathered to see what had happened in the street.
一群人聚拢起来看发生了什么事。

disperse v．（使）分散，（使）散开，疏散
例句：The police fired into the air in an attempt to disperse the crowd gathered with curiosity.
警察朝天开枪，企图驱散因好奇而聚集的人群。

dissipate v．驱散，（使）（云、雾、疑虑等）消极，浪费（金钱或时间）
例句：The crowd soon dissipated when the police with guns arrived.
带枪的警察一到现场，人群便四散离去。

converge v．聚合，集中于一点 vt．会聚
例句：Our previously opposed views are beginning to converge.
我们原来相互对立的观点开始趋于一致。

verge v．濒临 n．边缘
例句：A few more months, the company will be on the verge of bankruptcy.
再过几个月，这家公司就将濒临破产的边缘。