[] to obtain money that is owed; to be paid收（欠款）◆The rent is collected from tenants at the end of each month.每月底向住户收取租金。◆The dealer collects a small fee for every trade.经销商对每一笔买卖收取少量费用。⨁to collect debts / fees / payments / rent / taxes讨债；收费／款／租金；征税 [] to bring things together from different people or places收集；采集◆We collected the data from interviews with customers.我们从访谈的顾客那里收集资料。⨁to collect data / evidence / information / statistics收集资料／证据／信息／统计资料 () [] (about a bank) to receive a cheque and arrange for the money to be paid from the bank account of the person or company who wrote it（指银行）兑现（支票）◆The bank collected the cheque without checking the name of the payee.银行未核对收款人姓名即兑现了支票。◆the collecting bank托收行 () [] to get sb/sth to pay back the money that they owe收款；收账◆He's come to collect.他前来收款。◆Creditors often find it hard to collect on their debts.债权人常常认为难以收回欠债。