accumulate
翻譯
積累, 聚集, 積攢
例句
Dust began to accumulate on the furniture.
家具上開始積灰。
He accumulated a fortune over the years.
多年來他積累了一筆財富。
文法模式
((sth.)) (某物)積聚,堆積 Dust began to accumulate on the furniture.
((sth.)) 積累,積攢(某物) He accumulated a fortune over the years.
近義詞
同義詞: gather, collect, amass; 反義詞: disperse, scatter
詞源
源自拉丁語「ad-」(向)+「cumulus」(堆)。字面意思是「堆成一堆」。
記憶技巧
想像「積雲」(cumulus cloud),它是一堆水蒸氣。accumulate 就是形成這樣一堆東西的過程。