v.  积累，积聚

v.  堆积，聚集

• accumulation  n. 积累

• accumulative  a. 累积的，逐渐增加的

  ≈ cumulative

• accumulating  a. 越来越多的 

• accumulated  a. 累积的

• accumulation of experience and knowledge  经验和知识的一种积累

• It is unjust that a privileged few should continue to accumulate wealth.

  少数特权阶级继续积聚财富，这是不公平的。

• Fat tends to accumulate around the hips and thighs. 脂肪常常积聚在臀部和大腿部位。

• But an accumulating body of research indicates that some distinctions between one type of elder care and another have little real bearing on how well residents do. 越来越多的研究表明

• On the other hand, indicators of a person's accumulated knowledge – like performance on tests of vocabulary and general knowledge – kept improving with age.

  一个人积累的知识

• “It was always known that the body accumulates damage,” he added.

  身体受过的伤害会累积起来

BrE /əˈkjuːmjəleɪt/

NAmE /əˈkjuːmjəleɪt/