| 单词 | buildup |
| 释义 | buildup (once / 4103 pages) n The slow growth or increase of something is a buildup. Over the course of a winter storm, there will be a buildup of snow on the car that's parked in your driveway. The process of something collecting or growing is a buildup, and so is its result. As you buy more and more things with a credit card, you'll see a buildup of debt. And If you venture into your uncle's spooky attic where no one's dared to go for years, there's bound to be a buildup of dust on every surface. Buildup has also come to mean "increasing excitement, preparation, or publicity," like the buildup before Christmas at the mall. WORD FAMILYbuildup: buildups USAGE EXAMPLESGas was quickly shut off to the building, preventing a dangerous buildup of gas in the home and surrounding buildings. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) But the buildup of forces in the Baltics is an unambiguous warning to him not to push his luck. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) Scientists associated tau buildup with Alzheimer’s, but that disease ravaged the elderly. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) 1n the act of building up an accumulation I envied his rapid buildup of assets a military buildup in preparation for the invasion Hypo|Hyper deposit, deposition the act of putting something somewhere repositing, reposition, storage, warehousingdepositing in a warehouse accrual, accruement, accumulation the act of accumulating 2n the result of the process of accumulation the buildup of leaves blocked the drain pipes Hyper accretion, accumulation an increase by natural growth or addition 3n highly favorable publicity and praise his letter of recommendation gave her a terrific buildup Hyper packaging, promotion, promotional material, publicity a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution |
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