accrete

accrete
[əˈkriːt]
verb
  1. [no obj.]grow by accumulation or coalescence
    （经积累或聚合而）生长；增大
    ice that had accreted grotesquely into stalactites.
    奇形怪状地聚生成钟乳石状的冰。
    ■[with obj.]form (a composite whole or a collection of things) by gradual accumulation
    积聚为；积成
    the collection of art he had accreted was to be sold.
    他经年积累的艺术收藏品将被出售。
    ■(Astronomy)(of matter) come together or cause to come together under the influence of gravitation
    (天文)（物质）（被）吸积
    [no obj.]the gas will cool and then accrete to the galaxy's core.
    气体将冷却，而后被吸积到星系中心。
    ■(Astronomy)(of a body) be formed from such matter
    (天文)（天体）由吸积物形成
语源
  1. late 18th cent.: from Latin accret- 'grown', from the verb accrescere, from ad- 'to' + crescere 'grow'
英语宝典
热门查询
英语宝典
考试词汇表
　
返回
搜单词
背单词