accumulate

英 [əˈkjuːmjəleɪt]

美 [əˈkjuːmjəleɪt]

v. 积累; 积聚; (数量)逐渐增加; (数额)逐渐增长

过去分词：accumulated　现在分词：accumulating　第三人称单数：accumulates　过去式：accumulated　

Collins.2 / BNC.4997 / COCA.5083

牛津词典

verb

积累；积聚
to gradually get more and more of sth over a period of time
1. I seem to have accumulated a lot of books.
  我好像已经收集了很多书。
2. By investing wisely she accumulated a fortune.
  她投资精明，积累了一笔财富。
（数量）逐渐增加；（数额）逐渐增长
to gradually increase in number or quantity over a period of time
1. Debts began to accumulate.
  债务开始增加。

verb

collect or gather
1. Journals are accumulating in my office
2. The work keeps piling up
Synonym:cumulateconglomeratepile upgatheramass
get or gather together
1. I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife
2. She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis
3. She rolled up a small fortune
Synonym:roll upcollectpile upamasscompilehoard

I watched in horror as small acne scars began to accumulate on my face.
我看了惊恐地小痤疮疤痕，开始积累对我的脸。
The measure of your life will not be in what you accumulate, but in what you give away.
衡量生命的标准并不是你得到了什么，而是你给予了什么。
But you have to speculate to accumulate.
但是你不得不通过推测来积累。
We have to accumulate more experience.
我们要累积经验。
This means that more and more renminbi is likely to accumulate in Hong Kong.
这意味着香港可能会积累越来越多的人民币。
The energy body expands and opens in order to accumulate and store energy.
能量身体扩张和打开以积聚和储存能量。
Long-lived systems accumulate some very mature user-and administrator-created tools.
长期存在的系统积累了一些非常成熟的由用户和管理员创建的工具。
I hope I can learn more from him and accumulate more experience.
我希望我能学会更多从他和积累更多经验。
Households accumulate wealth across a broad spectrum of assets
家庭在以各种各样的资产形式积累财富。
We should try various channels to raise and accumulate social security funds.
多渠道筹集和积累社会保障基金。