Each spring, thousands of monarch butterflies assemble in the same Mexican forests, a migration that scientists still study closely.
每年春天，成千上万只帝王蝶聚集在墨西哥的同一片森林中，这一迁徙现象科学家仍在深入研究。
Which choice best defines “assemble”?
D — Gather together. “assemble” means gather together.
Which word means “gather together”?
D — assemble. “assemble” means gather together.
assemble — gather together. In Chinese: 集合，装配.
assemble is pronounced /əˈsembl/.
Each spring, thousands of monarch butterflies assemble in the same Mexican forests, a migration that scientists still study closely. (每年春天，成千上万只帝王蝶聚集在墨西哥的同一片森林中，这一迁徙现象科学家仍在深入研究。)
gather, collect, congregate — all close in meaning to assemble (gather together).
disperse, scatter — each the opposite of assemble (gather together).
Yes. assemble is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
as(away)+semble(gather)