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accrue

verb
🔊/əˈkruː/
🔊/əˈkruː/
 (formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they accrue
🔊/əˈkruː/
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he / she / it accrues
🔊/əˈkruːz/
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past simple accrued
🔊/əˈkruːd/
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past participle accrued
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-ing form accruing
🔊/əˈkruːɪŋ/
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  1. [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
    Topics Change, cause and effectc2
  2. [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） synonym accumulate
    • 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。
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French acreue, past participle of acreistre ‘increase’, from Latin accrescere ‘become larger’, from ad- ‘to’ + crescere ‘grow’.