accumulate[ə'kju:mjuleit]

• vt.
  • 积累；积攒；积聚；堆积：

    to accumulate great wealth by hard work

    靠勤劳积攒大量财富

    to accumulate wealth

    积聚财富

• vi.
  • 积累；聚积；堆成堆：

    Snow accumulated to a depth of five feet.

    积雪达5英尺。

    Her debts kept on accumulating.

    她债台高筑。

  • [主英国英语]同时取得高低两等学位
• 变形:

  vt.accumulated.accumulating