build up ♦︎ accumulate ♦︎ pile up ♦︎ accrue ♦︎ multiply ♦︎ mount upThese words all mean to increase in number or amount over a period of time.这些词均表示在数目或数量上逐渐增多。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;变强;增多◆All the pressure built up and he was off work for weeks with stress.各方面的压力越来越大,他因不堪重压有好几个星期没上班。◆The music builds up to a rousing climax.音乐逐渐达到了令人振奋的高潮。▸ˈbuild-up
noun
[uncountable] ◆a steady build-up of traffic in the evenings晚间逐渐繁忙的交通◆carbon dioxide build-up in the atmosphere大气中二氧化碳含量的逐渐增多■accumulate əˈkjuːmjəleɪt [intransitive] to gradually increase in number or amount over a period of time(数额)逐渐增长;(数量)逐渐增加◆Debts began to accumulate.债务开始增加。◆Dust and dirt soon accumulate if a house is not cleaned regularly.房子如果不经常打扫,灰尘很快会越积越多。ⓘ 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、奖金或债务等形式的金钱增多,也可指某个地方、自然环境或大气里物质长期积聚。accumulate还可带宾语。▸accumulation
noun
[uncountable, countable] ◆the accumulation of wealth财富的积累◆an accumulation of toxic chemicals有毒化学物质的积聚■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(不受欢迎的事物,尤指工作或债务)堆积,积压◆Work always piles up at the end of the year.年底总是积压一大堆工作。■accrue əˈkruː [intransitive] (formal) to increase in amount over a period of time(逐渐)增长,增加◆Interest will accrue if you keep your money in a savings account.如果把钱存入储蓄账户,就会自然生息。◆There are economic benefits accruing to the country from tourism.旅游业逐渐为该国带来经济效益。ⓘ Accrue is often used when talking about money, and the increase is usually a good thing. * accrue常用于指金钱增长,而这种增长通常是好事◆Interest / benefits / profits will accrue.利息/奖金/利润会逐渐增长。■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.自去年以来,我们的问题成倍增加。◆Cigarette smoking multiplies the risk of cancer.吸烟大大增加得癌症的风险。■ˌmount ˈup
phrasal verb
(of sth unwanted, especially costs or debts) to increase gradually in size or amount(不受欢迎的事物,尤指成本或债务)增加,上升◆Meanwhile, the bills were mounting up.同时,账单越积越多。◆It's surprising how the cost of all those little extras can mount up.那些小笔额外开支全部累加起来很惊人。