1、frighten

使惊恐;使害怕;吓唬

He knew that Soli was trying to frighten him, so he smiled to hide his fear.

他知道索利是想吓唬他，所以他挤出笑容掩饰自己的恐惧。

Most children are frightened by the sight of blood.

大多数孩子见到血就害怕。

吓跑;吓走;把…吓得躲远

The fishermen said the company's seismic survey was frightening away fish.

渔民们说这家公司进行的地震勘测把鱼都吓跑了。

He fired into the air, hoping that the noise would frighten them off.

他向空中开枪，希望枪声能把它们吓走。

使吓得不敢打交道(或参与)

Building society repossessions have frightened buyers off.

建屋互助协会收回未偿清房贷的住房，这吓退了很多买家。

The government is convinced that the bombers want to frighten away foreign investors.

政府确信炸弹袭击者的目的是想吓跑外国投资者。

2、gather

(使）聚集；（使）集合

In the evenings, we gathered around the fireplace and talked.

晚上，我们聚在火炉边聊天。

The man signalled for me to gather the children together.

那人示意让我将孩子们召集起来。

收集，搜集（情报、证据等）

a private detective using a hidden tape recorder to gather information.

用暗藏的录音机搜集证据的私家侦探

This would help the prosecutor gather evidence against him which could be used in court.

这将有利于控方律师搜集对他不利的证据以在法庭上指控他。