accumulate
翻译
积累, 聚集, 积攒
例句
Dust began to accumulate on the furniture.
家具上开始积灰。
He accumulated a fortune over the years.
多年来他积累了一笔财富。
语法模式
((sth.)) (某物)积聚,堆积 Dust began to accumulate on the furniture.
((sth.)) 积累,积攒(某物) He accumulated a fortune over the years.
近义词
同义词: gather, collect, amass; 反义词: disperse, scatter
词源
源自拉丁语“ad-”(向)+“cumulus”(堆)。字面意思是“堆成一堆”。
记忆技巧
想象“积云”(cumulus cloud),它是一堆水蒸气。accumulate 就是形成这样一堆东西的过程。