having a result that increases in strength or importance each time more of something is added (在力量或重要性方面)聚积的,积累的,渐增的 the cumulative effect of human activity on the world environment 人类活动对世界生态环境日积月累的影响 The evolution of human life was a gradual, cumulative process. 人类生命的进化是一个渐进的、累积的过程。
including all the amounts that have been added previously 累计的;累积的 the monthly sales figures and the cumulative total for the past six months 每月的销售数字和过去六个月的累计总数