muster
Word family nounmusterermuster
mus·ter1 /ˈmʌstə $ -ər/ ●○○ verb 1 TRY TO DO OR GET something[transitiveT] (also muster up something) to get enough courage, confidence, support etc to do something, especially with difficulty 鼓起〔勇气〕;积聚信心〕;争取〔支持〕 SYN summon (up)muster (up) the courage/confidence/energy etc to do something Finally I mustered up the courage to ask her out. 最后我鼓起勇气约她出来。
Senator Newbolt has been trying to muster support for his proposals. 纽博尔特参议员一直在努力争取让人们支持他的提议。
‘It’s going to be fine, ’ replied David, with as much confidence as he could muster. “会好的。”戴维尽可能自信地回答道。
2 CROWD[intransitiveI, transitiveT] if soldiers muster, or if someone musters them, they come together in a group 召集,集合,集结〔士兵〕 SYN gather In April 1185, he began to muster an army. 1185年4月,他开始召集军队。
muster (up) the courage/confidence/energy etc to do something• That you mustered the courage to come here in the first place-we know how disconcerting this sort of thing is for you.• It had taken the last half-hour to muster the courage to mention the subject yet again.• He was mustering up the courage to quit when Spider touched him on the shoulder. muster2 noun 1 pass muster (as something) GOOD ENOUGHto be accepted as good enough for something 被认为合格,通过检查 I wasn’t sure that our clothing would pass muster at the club door. 我不敢肯定我们的衣着能否通过俱乐部的门岗。
2. [countableC] literaryPMAGROUP OF PEOPLE a gathering together of soldiers so that they can be counted, checked etc 〔为了点名等〕集合士兵 Origin muster1 (1300-1400) Old French monstrer, from Latin monstrare “to show”