accumulate學測 L6KK [əˈkjumjəˌlet] | /əˈkjumjəˌleɪt/
累積;堆積
描述逐步堆疊的動詞,有別於一次到位
Dust can quietly accumulate on a shelf until you finally notice how thick it is.
灰塵會悄悄地累積在架子上,直到你發現它有多厚。
一個畫面:撲滿裡硬幣疊高
投幣每天丟一枚硬幣進撲滿
疊高硬幣一層層往上疊
滿出存到滿出來才驚覺已累積這麼多
義項
撲滿疊幣C1verb累積;堆積
Old clothes accumulate in my closet until there is no space left.
舊衣服不斷累積在衣櫃裡,直到完全沒有空間。
accumulate wealthaccumulate knowledge
片語
accumulate wealth越存越富 →財富一點一滴累積
accumulate debt越欠越多 →債務不斷往上疊加
accumulate interest利滾利 →利息隨時間累積增加
你會不會這樣說?
Over the years, he managed to ___ a large collection of coins. (accumulate / accommodate)
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accumulate
accumulate 是累積,accommodate 是容納,形似易混。
哪個情境可以用 accumulate 描述?情境一:Tara buys a box of fifty coins in one afternoon. 情境二:Tara puts one new coin in her box each week for a year.(情境一/情境二)
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情境二
accumulate 強調隨時間逐漸累積;每週增加一枚符合。
字族
accumulation 累積;積聚(名詞)・accumulative 累積性的(形容詞)
順路看看
accommodate — 外形相近但意思是「容納」gather — 更常用的「聚集」同義字多益練習
本區為多益情境練習,與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
辦公室整理
Unused brochures accumulate in the storage room after each trade show.
每次商展結束後,未使用的宣傳冊都會逐漸堆積在儲藏室裡。
工作經驗累積
Technicians accumulate practical knowledge as they work on different projects.
技術人員在參與不同專案的過程中,逐漸累積實務知識。
詞族
accumulate verb 累積;堆積・accumulation noun 累積;堆積・accumulated adjective 已累積的
四選一
Without regular sorting, unused supplies can ____ in the storage room.
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accumulate
can 後需要原形動詞,因此選 accumulate。accumulation 是名詞;accumulated 是過去式、過去分詞或形容詞;accumulating 是 -ing 形式,三者都不能直接接在本句的 can 後作主要動詞。
同義改寫
Unsorted documents accumulate on the shared desk over time. → Unsorted documents build up on the shared desk over time.
文件逐漸堆積的情境中,accumulate 與 build up 都表示數量隨時間增加。
Our team has accumulated useful knowledge through years of customer interviews. → Our team has gradually gathered useful knowledge through years of customer interviews.
gradually gathered 保留 accumulated 所含的逐步累積之意,也保留知識的來源與時間範圍。