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单词 accumulate
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accumulate

Word family (noun) accumulation (adjective) accumulative (verb) accumulate (adverb) accumulatively
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishaccumulateac‧cu‧mu‧late /əˈkjuːmjəleɪt/ ●○○ AWL verb  1 [transitive]GET to gradually get more and more money, possessions, knowledge etc over a period of time It is unjust that a privileged few should continue to accumulate wealth.see thesaurus at collect2 [intransitive]INCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNT to gradually increase in numbers or amount until there is a large quantity in one place Fat tends to accumulate around the hips and thighs.accumulation /əˌkjuːmjəˈleɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] the accumulation of dataRegisterIn everyday English, people usually say build up rather than accumulate:These chemicals tend to build up in the soil.→ See Verb tableExamples from the CorpusaccumulateMartin had accumulated $80,000 in debt.An army of 1650 plows and 2000 workers will be out this afternoon as snow begins to accumulate.Within eight years he had fully repaid his creditors and accumulated a greater fortune than ever before.Supplies enough for surviving at least thirty days have to be accumulated and transported.Sand had accumulated at the mouth of the river and formed a bank which boats could not pass.In New York City, 1 to 3 inches of snow is expected to accumulate before changing to freezing rain tonight.By the late 1950s scientists had already accumulated enough evidence to show a clear link between smoking and cancer.First the carbon dioxide is filtered and allowed to accumulate in a container.The remaining oxygen atoms simply accumulate in the atmosphere.Over a period of years, the drug will accumulate in the body and damage the nervous system.Watkins said he has accumulated more than $100,000 in legal bills.Huge snowdrifts had accumulated on the airport's runways.With the fury that had accumulated over the years I pulled up some onions and flung them at him.I just don't know how we've managed to accumulate so much junk!From Longman Business Dictionaryaccumulateac‧cu‧mu‧late /əˈkjuːmjəleɪt/ verb1[transitive] to get, earn, or obtain something gradually over a period of timeHe had accumulated $20,000 in interest.A lot of companies have accumulated significant debts.2[intransitive] to increase or develop gradually over a period of timethe funds that had accumulated in their accountsThe arrears have been accumulating since last year.accumulated adjective [only before a noun]The firm now has $300,000 of accumulated debt.→ See Verb tableOrigin accumulate (1400-1500) Latin past participle of accumulare, from ad- to + cumulare to pile up
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