accretion
n. 生长；增加；连生；积累而成的东西；添加物；【地】冲积层
形容词：accretionary
近义词：addition，accumulation，buildup，increase，enlargement，growth，amassment，acquisition，agglomeration，mass，deposit，lump，layer，bump，pile，
英英释义
Noun
- an increase by natural growth or addition
- something contributing to growth or increase;
"he scraped away the accretions of paint" "the central city surrounded by recent accretions"
- (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases
- (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles
- (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment
- (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)
例句
用作名词(n.)
- The fund was increased by the accretion of new shareholders.随着新股民的增加，基金上涨了。
- The chimney was blocked by an accretion of soot.烟囱被聚积的煤烟子堵塞了。
- 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。