accumulate: [16] Accumulate was borrowed from Latin accumulāre, a compound verb formed from the prefix ad-, here meaning ‘in addition’, and cumulāre ‘heap up’ (the source of English cumulative). Cumulāre itself derived from cumulus ‘heap’; English adopted this with its original Latin meaning in the 17th century, but it was not until the early 19th century that it was applied (by the meteorologist Luke Howard) to mountainous billowing cloud formations. => cumulative, cumulus
accumulate (v.)
1520s, from Latin accumulatus, past participle of accumulare "to heap up" (see accumulation). Related: Accumulated; accumulating.
实用例句
1. How can I accumulate enough cash to get out of debt?
我怎么才能攒足钱还清债务呢？
来自柯林斯例句
2. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
3. However, as evidence began to accumulate, experts felt obliged to investigate.
然而, 由于证据开始增多了, 专家们感到必须进行调查了.
来自《用法词典》
4. We let the mending accumulate until Wednesday.
我们让需缝补的衣服一直积存到星期三.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. It was his ambition to accumulate a million dollars before he turned thirty.
