accrue
verb /əˈkruː/
/əˈkruː/
(formal)动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they accrue | /əˈkruː/ /əˈkruː/ |
| he / she / it accrues | /əˈkruːz/ /əˈkruːz/ |
| past simple accrued | /əˈkruːd/ /əˈkruːd/ |
| past participle accrued | /əˈkruːd/ /əˈkruːd/ |
| -ing form accruing | /əˈkruːɪŋ/ /əˈkruːɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to increase 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。 - accrue (to somebody) (from something) economic benefits accruing to the country from tourism
旅游业为该国带来的经济效益
- Interest will accrue if you keep your money in a savings account.
- [transitive] accrue something to allow a sum of money or debts to grow over a period of time
积累（钱款或债务） - The firm had accrued debts of over $6m.
该公司已积欠了 600 多万美元的债务。 - The money was placed in a special account to accrue interest.
那笔钱放在一个专门账户下生息。
- The firm had accrued debts of over $6m.
词源late Middle English: from Old French acreue, past participle of acreistre ‘increase’, from Latin accrescere ‘become larger’, from ad- ‘to’ + crescere ‘grow’.