assemble

組み立てる

別々の部品をつなぎ合わせて、一つの完成した物を作る。

やさしい英語で： To join separate parts together to make a complete object.

• I assembled the chair myself.
• Workers assemble the engines in this factory.
• How long does it take to assemble this model?

使い方： assemble something from something (He assembled a desk from the parts in the box.)

類義語： put together, build

反対語： disassemble, dismantle

よく使う表現： assemble a machine, assemble the parts, assemble flatpack furniture

集める、集まる

人や物を一か所に集める。または人々がそこに集まる。

やさしい英語で： To bring people or things together in one place, or to come together there.

• We assembled a small team.
• She assembled all the documents before the meeting.
• The students assembled outside the school.

使い方： assemble someone/something for something (She assembled a team for the project.); assemble in/at somewhere (The guests assembled in the garden.)

類義語： gather, collect, bring together

反対語： disperse, scatter

よく使う表現： assemble a team, assemble the evidence, assemble a collection, assemble in something