took up a collection是什么意思?这是一个成语吗?

母语人士的回答
Rebecca
Took up a collection不是成语! take up a collection实际上意味着从人们那里获得特定目的的捐款,有一个目标。这就像慈善!是在筹集资金。例: The family took up a collection to send you to study overseas. (这个家庭筹集了资金,这样你就可以出国留学了。)示例: We'll be taking up a collection for the charity this weekend at the fair. (我将通过在本周末的集市上为慈善活动接受捐款来筹集资金。)