accumulate

/əˈkjuːmjəleɪt/· v.

环境/气候/能源B2

accumulate
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Chinese meaning

积jī累lěi;累lěi积jī

一yì点diǎn点diǎn聚jù集jí,越yuè积jī越yuè多duō

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塑sù料liào在zài海hǎi鸟niǎo消xiāo化huà系xì统tǒng中zhōng不bù断duàn累lěi积jī

Example

What seabirds eat might seem like a good starting point for identifying species that tend to accumulate plastic in their digestive systems.

海hǎi鸟niǎo吃chī什shén么me,看kàn起qǐ来lái或huò许xǔ是shì找zhǎo出chū哪nǎ些xiē物wù种zhǒng容róng易yì在zài消xiāo化huà系xì统tǒng中zhōng积jī累lěi塑sù料liào的de一yí个gè好hǎo起qǐ点diǎn。

Source: Phys.org · 24 Oct 2026

Background ✎

一yī项xiàng全quán球qiú分fēn析xī发fā现xiàn,海hǎi鸟niǎo的de进jìn化huà亲qīn缘yuán关guān系xì比bǐ食shí性xìng更gèng能néng预yù测cè哪nǎ些xiē物wù种zhǒng会huì积jī累lěi塑sù料liào。研yán究jiū认rèn为wéi,梳shū理lǐ鸟niǎo类lèi的de进jìn化huà亲qīn戚qī,可kě能néng比bǐ只zhǐ看kàn饮yǐn食shí或huò觅mì食shí方fāng式shì提tí供gōng更gèng好hǎo的de线xiàn索suǒ。这zhè项xiàng研yán究jiū关guān注zhù的de是shì海hǎi鸟niǎo消xiāo化huà系xì统tǒng里lǐ的de塑sù料liào积jī累lěi问wèn题tí。

Roots · etymology

源自拉丁 accumulare,意为堆起来

  • ac-(向,加强)+ cumul(堆)+ -ate(动词后缀)

Collocations

  • accumulate wealth / accumulate evidence / accumulate over time

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