accretion

英[ə'kriːʃn] 美[ə'kriːʃn]
  • n. 生长;增加;连生;积累而成的东西;添加物;【地】冲积层
accretionary
GRE
Noun:
  1. an increase by natural growth or addition

  2. something contributing to growth or increase;

    "he scraped away the accretions of paint"
    "the central city surrounded by recent accretions"

  3. (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases

  4. (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles

  5. (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment

  6. (law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance)

1. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Every culture is an accretion.
每一种文化都是长期积淀的结果.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. The multiple migration - accretion concept of Gruner deserves mention.
格鲁纳的多次迁移 ― ―增长说受到了重视.

来自辞典例句

4. This formation, called an accretion disk, may be very important in some stellar birth sequences.
这种构成物即所谓吸积盘, 它在恒星诞生的某些阶段可能是非常重要的.

来自辞典例句

5. There are two main theories concerning massive star formation accretion and merger.
文章简要叙述了有关大质量恒星形成的理论以及相关观测证据.

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    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The fund was increased by the accretion of new shareholders.
      随着新股民的增加,基金上涨了。
    2. The chimney was blocked by an accretion of soot.
      烟囱被聚积的煤烟子堵塞了。
    3. The mythical story has been overlaid by literary accretions.
      这个虚构的故事是由一些文学添加而成的。