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accretion n.生长；增加；连生；积累而成的东西；添加物；【地】冲积层 (1) 随着新股民的增加，基金上涨了。(2) 烟囱被聚积的煤烟子堵塞了。 So what's the difference between an addition and an accretion? Addition implies adding to something that already exists, such as an addition to the cast (when a new actor joins an existing show). The noun accretion, on the other hand, implies an accumulation that causes increase, such as "an accretion of frost on the windows" or "an accretion of plaque on your teeth." The latter, of course, is why the dentist always begs you to floss and brush.

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英 [ə'kriːʃn] 美 [ə'kriːʃn] (1) The fund was increased by the accretion of new shareholders.(2) The chimney was blocked by an accretion of soot. The process of increasing can be called accretion. Although you may say that stalactites "grow" from the ceilings of caves, they actually form from an accretion of limestone and other minerals. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]增加物；添加物 An accretion is an addition to something, usually one that has been added over a period of time.   [FORMAL 正式]The script has been gathering editorial accretions for years.多年来该剧本一直在修改。2[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]添加；累积 Accretion is the process of new layers or parts being added to something so that it increases in size.   [FORMAL 正式]A coral reef is built by the accretion of tiny, identical organisms.珊瑚礁是由许多相同的微生物不断堆积而成。

英语单词	accretion
英美音标	英 [ə'kriːʃn] 美 [ə'kriːʃn]
中文释义	n.生长；增加；连生；积累而成的东西；添加物；【地】冲积层
英语例句	(1) The fund was increased by the accretion of new shareholders. (2) The chimney was blocked by an accretion of soot.
中文例句	(1) 随着新股民的增加，基金上涨了。 (2) 烟囱被聚积的煤烟子堵塞了。
vocabulary简明	The process of increasing can be called accretion. Although you may say that stalactites "grow" from the ceilings of caves, they actually form from an accretion of limestone and other minerals.
vocabulary扩展	So what's the difference between an addition and an accretion? Addition implies adding to something that already exists, such as an addition to the cast (when a new actor joins an existing show). The noun accretion, on the other hand, implies an accumulation that causes increase, such as "an accretion of frost on the windows" or "an accretion of plaque on your teeth." The latter, of course, is why the dentist always begs you to floss and brush.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]增加物；添加物 An accretion is an addition to something, usually one that has been added over a period of time. [FORMAL 正式] The script has been gathering editorial accretions for years. 多年来该剧本一直在修改。 2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]添加；累积 Accretion is the process of new layers or parts being added to something so that it increases in size. [FORMAL 正式] A coral reef is built by the accretion of tiny, identical organisms. 珊瑚礁是由许多相同的微生物不断堆积而成。

Accretion Addition Process Implies Added [Formal 正式 英

Accretion Addition Process Implies Added [Formal 正式英