All the time the case in the files gathered dust.卷宗内的这个案子一直无人过问。The plan gathered dust until last fall.计划一直被搁置到去年秋天。Too often, expensive toys just gather dust.经常是价格贵的玩具遭冷落。This cloth gathers dust.这种布容易积灰尘。The report has barely had time to gather dust.那份报告不久就用上了。