gather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity of
聚集;积累
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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
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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
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the toxin accumulated in their bodies .毒素在他们体内积聚。
"late 15th cent.: from Latin