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ac·cu·mu·late /əˈkjuːmjəleɪt/ AWL verb

1 [transitiveT]GET to gradually get more and more money, possessions, knowledge etc over a period of time 积累，积聚

It is unjust that a privileged few should continue to accumulate wealth.

少数特权阶级继续积聚财富，这是不公平的。

► see thesaurus at collect

2 [intransitiveI]INCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNT to gradually increase in numbers or amount until there is a large quantity in one place 堆积，聚集

Fat tends to accumulate around the hips and thighs.

脂肪常常积聚在臀部和大腿部位。

—accumulation /əˌkjuːmjəˈleɪʃən/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]

the accumulation of data

资料的收集

In everyday English, people usually say build up rather than accumulate: 在日常英语中，人们一般说build up，而不说accumulate

These chemicals tend to build up in the soil.

这些化学物质常常会在土壤中积聚。

Examples from the Corpus

accumulate• Martin 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 Dictionary

accumulateac·cu·mu·late /əˈkjuːmjəleɪt/ verb

1[transitiveT] to get, earn, or obtain something gradually over a period of time

He had accumulated $20,000 in interest.

A lot of companies have accumulated significant debts.

2[intransitiveI] to increase or develop gradually over a period of time

the funds that had accumulated in their accounts

The arrears have been accumulating since last year.

—accumulated adjectiveadj [only before a noun]

The firm now has $300,000 of accumulated debt.

Origin accumulate

(1400-1500) Latin past participle of accumulare, from ad- “to” + cumulare “to pile up”

ac·cu·mu·late verb →REGISTER1

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