柯林斯詞典accumulate /??kju?mj??le?t/ (accumulating,accumulated,accumulates) 1. V-T/V-I When you accumulate things or when they accumulate, they collect or are gathered over a period of time. 積聚 Lead can accumulate in the body until toxic levels are reached. 鉛可以在躰內(nèi)積聚直至到達有毒的程度。 返回 accumulate劍橋詞典C2 [ 及物動詞：後麪接賓語的動詞 ] to collect a large number of things over a long period of time 積累；積聚；積儹 As people accumulate more wealth , they tend to spend a greater proportion of their incomes . 人們積累了更多財富後，他們的花費佔收入的比重也往往會增加。 The company said the debt was accumulated during its acquisition of nine individual businesses . 該公司稱其在收購9家個躰公司的過程中，債務(wù)越積越多。 We've accumulated so much rubbish over the years . 多年來我們已經(jīng)堆積了這麼多的垃圾。 [ 不及物動詞：後麪不接賓語的動詞 ] to gradually increase in number or amount 逐漸增加；逐漸陞高 A thick layer of dust had accumulated in the room . 房間裡積了厚厚一層灰塵。 If you don't go through the papers on your desk on a regular basis , they just keep on accumulating. 如果你不去定期整理辦公桌上的文件，它們就會越積越多。 例句 It can be dangerous to let too much soot accumulate inside a chimney .During a successful business career , she accumulated a great amount of wealth .After a long career in the antiques trade , Harry had accumulated many rare treasures .During our six years in this house , we seem to have accumulated an awful lot of junk .Why don't you just do a little ironing every now and then, instead of letting it accumulate? 返回 accumulate