accumulate

accumulate
[əˈkjuːmjʊleɪt]
verb
  1. [with obj.]gather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity of
    聚集;积累
    investigators have yet to accumulate enough evidence.
    调查人员尚需收集足够的证据。
    ■gradually gather or acquire (a resulting whole)
    (逐渐)积累
    her goal was to accumulate a huge fortune.
    她的目标是积累起一大笔财富。
    ■[no obj.]gather; build up
    积聚;堆积
    the toxin accumulated in their bodies.
    毒素在他们体内积聚。
语源
  1. late 15th cent.: from Latin accumulat- 'heaped up', from the verb accumulare, from ad- 'to' + cumulus 'a heap'
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