accumulate
- v.积累;积聚;(数量)逐渐增加;(数额)逐渐增长
派生词： accumulation n. 过去式： accumulated 现在分词： accumulating 过去分词： accumulated 第三人称单数： accumulates
ac- 朝,向,去 + cumulate v.积聚
accumulateverb
积累；积聚
to gradually get more and more of sth over a period of time
I seem to have accumulated a lot of books.
我好像已经收集了很多书。
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
Debts began to accumulate.
债务开始增加。
the accumulation of wealth
财富的积累
an accumulation of toxic chemicals
有毒化学物质的积聚
These words all mean to get more of sth over a period of time, or to increase in quantity over a period of time.以上各词均含收集、聚积、积累之义。
to bring things or information together from different people or places; to gradually increase in amount in a place指收集、采集、聚积、积累：
We've been collecting data from various sources.
我们一直从各种渠道收集资料。
Dirt had collected in the corners of the room.
房间的角落里积满了灰尘。
to bring things together that have been spread around; to collect information from different sources指收拢、归拢（分散的东西），搜集、收集（情报）：
I waited while he gathered up his papers.
他整理文件时我就在一旁等待。
Detectives have spent months gathering evidence.
侦探花了数月时间搜集证据。
Both collect and gather can be used in the same way to talk about bringing together data, information or evidence. When talking about things, gather is used with words like things , belongings or papers when the things are spread around within a short distance. Collect is used for getting examples of sth from different people or places that are physically separated. |
( rather formal ) to gradually get more and more of sth over a period of time; to gradually increase in number or quantity over a period of time指积累、聚积，（数量）逐渐增加：
I seem to have accumulated a lot of books.
我好像已经积存了很多书。
Debts began to accumulate.
债务开始增加。
( rather informal ) to allow a bill, debt or loss to reach a large total指积欠（账款、债务）、累积（损失）：
She had run up a huge phone bill.
她已经欠下了一大笔电话费。
( rather formal ) to collect sth in large quantities, especially money, debts or information指大量积累、积聚（尤指金钱、债务或情报）：
He amassed a fortune from silver mining.
他靠开采银矿积累了一笔财富。
verb
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- collect or gather
- Journals are accumulating in my office
- The work keeps piling up
- Synonym: cumulate conglomerate pile up gather amass
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- get or gather together
- I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife
- She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis
- She rolled up a small fortune
- Synonym: roll up collect pile up amass compile hoard
数据来源：WordNet
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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。
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The true test of an economy is not how much wealth its princes can accumulate in tax havens , but how well off the typical citizen is .
对一个经济体来说,真正的考验不是王子们能在避税天堂积累多少财富,而是普通公民的富裕程度。
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I seem to have accumulated a lot of books .
我好像已经收集了很多书。
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I seem to have accumulated a lot of books .
我好像已经积存了很多书。
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Debts began to accumulate .
债务开始增加。
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Lead can accumulate in the body until toxic levels are reached .
铅会在体内积聚直至造成铅中毒。
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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。
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I accumulated a roomful of documents and tape recordings .
我搜集了满屋子的文件和磁带录音。
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The Japanese team accumulated four points with one win and two losses .
日本队积四分，一胜两负。
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None can afford to neglect the accumulated experience of man .
谁也不能忽视人类所积累的经验。
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The collective wealth has been accumulated bit by bit .
集体的家业是一点一滴地积攒起来的。
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Snow accumulated to a depth of five feet .
积雪达5英尺。
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Accumulated evil practices are difficult to remove .
积弊难除。
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Whenever it rains , a lot of water accumulates in the low-lying land .
一下雨，洼地里就存了好些水。
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It is difficult to remove overnight all the grievances [ problems ] accumulated over the years .
积怨很深，一下子难以消除。
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Goods are accumulating rapidly .
货物正在迅速地积聚起来。
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I 've accumulated quite a lot of rare books over the years .
多年来，我积攒了大量的珍藏本。
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Knowledge is accumulated little by little .
知识是一点点儿积累起来的。
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Rubbish accumulates quickly if you don 't clear it regularly .
不定期打扫，就会很快积满垃圾。
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Arginine accumulates extensively in some plants as a soluble amino acid .
在某些植物中，精氨酸以可溶性氨基酸大量积累。
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Chloroquine , and other basic drugs and dyes are accumulated very considerably .
氯奎、其它碱性药剂以及染料，积聚得相当多。
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Those memories accumulated in the past three years seem to leap up vividly by the eyes .
三年来所积淀的往事历历在目。
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The players with the most accumulated points at the end of the contest win the prizes .
比赛结束时积分最高的运动员将获得该奖。
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We cleaned the cupboard and chucked out years of accumulated rubbish .
我们把碗橱擦洗干净，又把多年积留的废物清除了出去。
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As each year goes by , you accumulate economic shocks , shocks to your human capital , shocks to what you own as you get older .
随着年龄增长，你不断遭受经济冲击，对人力资本的冲击，当你一天天长大，你一天天遭受冲击。
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In addition to accumulating and preserving these oncogenic scars , a stem cell 's enormous proliferative capacity makes it an ideal target for malignancy .
干细胞除了可累积并保存这些致癌突变外，还具有强大的增殖能力，使它成为癌化的理想目标。
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" It was always known that the body accumulates damage , " he added .
“过去人们一直都知道身体会累积损伤，”他补充道。
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But an accumulating body of research indicates that some distinctions between one type of elder care and another have little real bearing on how well residents do .
但是越来越多的研究表明，一种老年护理机构与另一种之间的某些区别对于入住人的表现如何几乎没有什么真正的影响。
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On the other hand , indicators of a person 's accumulated knowledge — like performance on tests of vocabulary and general knowledge — kept improving with age , according to findings published in the journal Neurobiology of Aging .
另一方面，根据发表在《衰老神经生物学》杂志上的研究发现，能够反映一个人知识积累的东西——比如词汇测验或者常识测验的成绩——却是随着年龄的增加而不断提高的。
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As we accumulated more devices , however , we didn 't throw out our old ones ．
然而，我们积累更多设备的同时也没有丢弃旧设备。