collecting

英 [kəˈlektɪŋ]

美 [kəˈlektɪŋ]

adj. (罐子或盒子)用于募集捐款的
v. 收集; 采集; 收藏; 搜集; 聚集; 集合; 汇集
collect的现在分词

现在分词：collecting　

BNC.14790 / COCA.15658

柯林斯词典

(罐子或盒子)用于募集捐款的
Acollectingtin or box is one that is used to collect money for charity.

in AM, use 美国英语用 collection box

noun

A man comes round regularly collecting scrap.
有个男人定时来收废品。
Two young girls were collecting firewood
两个小女孩正在拾柴火。
They are collecting information in preparation for the day when the two sides sit down and talk
他们正在收集情报，为双方坐下来谈判的那一天做准备。
He is now collecting material for a biography of Tao Yuanming.
他正在为写陶渊明传记搜集材料。
Elizabeth had been collecting snails for a school project
伊丽莎白一直在为完成学校的一份课题作业收集蜗牛。
The stamp is not worth collecting.
这张邮票不值得收藏。
We are collecting money for families in need.
我们正在为有困难的家庭募捐。
Those people slapped together an outfit and under the pretence of collecting for charity, bluffed and cheated their way around.
几个人搭了个草台班子，打着慈善捐款的幌子到处招摇撞骗。
His daughters were collecting his effects.
他的女儿们当时正在整理他的遗物。
Hospitals are poor at collecting information.
医院收集信息能力很差。