accumulate是什么意思？如何发音？

accumulate是一个动词，意为“积累；累积”。发音为[kjumjlet]。

用法：

1. accumulate something (for something)：积累某物（为了某事）。

2. accumulate (in something)：积聚在某物中。

3. accumulate somebody/something：使某人/某物积累。

4. accumulate to do something：累积到做某事的程度。

例句1-5句且中英对照：

1. Over the years, she has accumulated a lot of wealth through her successful business ventures.（多年来，她通过成功的商业活动积累了大量财富。）

2. Snow has accumulated on the roads, making driving conditions dangerous.（雪已经在路面上堆积，使得驾驶条件变得危险。）

3. If you don't pay off your debts, they will continue to accumulate interest and become even more difficult to repay in the future.（如果你不偿还债务，它们将继续累计利息，并在未来变得更难偿还。）

4. The pressure had been accumulating for weeks, and finally he exploded in anger at his boss.（压力已经累积了几个星期，最后他在老板面前爆发出愤怒。）

5. As the snow continued to accumulate outside, we stayed warm inside by the fireplace with a cup of hot cocoa in hand.（随着外面的雪越来越多，我们在壁炉旁边拿着一杯热可可保持温暖。）

同义词及用法：

1. amass：积聚，积累（强调数量的增加）。

2. gather：收集，聚集（强调把分散的东西聚集在一起）。

3. collect：收集，搜集（强调有目的地收集）。

4. hoard：囤积，贮藏（通常指贮藏大量的食物或金钱）。

5. pile up：堆积，累积（指物体堆叠起来）。