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

Without effective protection of the citizens'rights to property, it will be difficult to attract and accumulate valuable capital.
不切实保护公民的财产权利，就难以吸引和积累宝贵的资本。
This will ensure you do not accumulate new sleep debt.
这将保证你不会积累新的睡债。
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。
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。
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。
Microscopic organisms settle to the seafloor and accumulate in marine mud.
极其微小的有机物质定居在海底层和积累在海泥中。
It was his ambition to accumulate a million dollars before he turned thirty
他立志要在而立之年以前攒够100万美元。
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。
A student should know how to make use of time and accumulate the knowledge.
一个学生应知道如何利用时间和积累知识。
You accumulate as many as you can to attain fluency.
尽可能地累积起来，你就可以达到流利的境界。