build up ♦︎ accumulate ♦︎ pile up ♦︎ accrue ♦︎ multiply ♦︎ mount upThese words all mean to increase in number or amount over a period of time.這些詞均表示在數目或數量上逐漸增多。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to build up / multiply / mount up to sth a large number / amount, 50 000, etc.◆debts build up / accumulate / pile up / mount up◆problems build up / accumulate / multiply◆to build up / accumulate / pile up / mount up slowly / gradually / steadily◆to build up / accumulate / multiply rapidly◆to build up / pile up / multiply / mount up quickly■ˌbuild ˈup
phrasal verb
to become greater, more powerful or larger in number加大;變強;增多◆All the pressure built up and he was off work for weeks with stress.各方面的壓力越來越大,他因不堪重壓有好幾個星期沒上班。◆The music builds up to a rousing climax.音樂逐漸達到了令人振奮的高潮。▸ˈbuild-up
noun
[uncountable] ◆a steady build-up of traffic in the evenings晚間逐漸繁忙的交通◆carbon dioxide build-up in the atmosphere大氣中二氧化碳含量的逐漸增多■accumulate əˈkjuːmjəleɪt [intransitive] to gradually increase in number or amount over a period of time(數額)逐漸增長;(數量)逐漸增加◆Debts began to accumulate.債務開始增加。◆Dust and dirt soon accumulate if a house is not cleaned regularly.房子如果不經常打掃,灰塵很快會越積越多。ⓘ Accumulate can be used to talk about money in the form of interest, benefits or debts. It can also be used to talk about material or substances that build up in a place, the environment or the atmosphere over a long period of time. Accumulate can also be used with an object. * accumulate可指利息、獎金或債務等形式的金錢增多,也可指某個地方、自然環境或大氣裏物質長期積聚。accumulate還可帶賓語。▸accumulation
noun
[uncountable, countable] ◆the accumulation of wealth財富的積累◆an accumulation of toxic chemicals有毒化學物質的積聚■ˌpile ˈup
phrasal verb
(ratherinformal) (of sth unwanted, especially work or debts) to increase in amount, so that there is too much of it to deal with(不受歡迎的事物,尤指工作或債務)堆積,積壓◆Work always piles up at the end of the year.年底總是積壓一大堆工作。■accrue əˈkruː [intransitive] (formal) to increase in amount over a period of time(逐漸)增長,增加◆Interest will accrue if you keep your money in a savings account.如果把錢存入儲蓄賬戶,就會自然生息。◆There are economic benefits accruing to the country from tourism.旅遊業逐漸爲該國帶來經濟效益。ⓘ Accrue is often used when talking about money, and the increase is usually a good thing. * accrue常用於指金錢增長,而這種增長通常是好事◆Interest / benefits / profits will accrue.利息/獎金/利潤會逐漸增長。■multiply [intransitive, transitive] to increase or make sth increase very much in number, amount or level成倍增加;迅速增加◆Our problems have multiplied since last year.自去年以來,我們的問題成倍增加。◆Cigarette smoking multiplies the risk of cancer.吸煙大大增加得癌症的風險。■ˌmount ˈup
phrasal verb
(of sth unwanted, especially costs or debts) to increase gradually in size or amount(不受歡迎的事物,尤指成本或債務)增加,上升◆Meanwhile, the bills were mounting up.同時,賬單越積越多。◆It's surprising how the cost of all those little extras can mount up.那些小筆額外開支全部累加起來很驚人。
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