cumulate + noun
cumulate 作形容词时多见于地质学等专业文本,通常置于名词前作定语,表示“堆积形成的、聚集而成的”。
Geologists mapped the cumulate layers near the base of the intrusion.
地质学家绘制了侵入体底部附近堆积层的位置图。
累积的
accumulated; gathered together; amassed
积累的;聚集的;堆积的。
Accumulated; agglomerated; amassed.
The cumulate layers of rock in the canyon wall show how the land formed over time.
峡谷岩壁中堆积的岩层显示了这片土地是如何随时间形成的。
用法提示:cumulate 是形容词,作前置定语修饰 layers,表示“堆积的”。
The cumulate paperwork on her desk finally had to be organized after the project ended.
项目结束后,她桌上积累的文件终于不得不整理。
用法提示:cumulate 为形容词,修饰 paperwork,意为“积累的”。
The cumulate data from the survey revealed a clear trend in customer habits.
调查中积累的数据揭示了顾客习惯的一个明显趋势。
用法提示:cumulate 作形容词修饰 data,表示“积累的、聚集的”。
cumulate 作形容词时多见于地质学等专业文本,通常置于名词前作定语,表示“堆积形成的、聚集而成的”。
Geologists mapped the cumulate layers near the base of the intrusion.
地质学家绘制了侵入体底部附近堆积层的位置图。
作表语时较少见,多用于学术性描述,说明某物质是逐渐堆积聚集形成的。
The gravel at the foot of the slope is cumulate rather than evenly sorted.
坡脚的砾石是堆积而成的,而非均匀分选的。
grammar · medium
易错句子We need to cumulate more data before we draw a conclusion.
正确表达We need to accumulate more data before we draw a conclusion.
英语中表示“积累、积聚(数据、经验等)”的常用动词是 accumulate,而 cumulate 极少用作日常动词,这样用会让母语者觉得不自然。改正时只把动词换成 accumulate,句子意思不变。
grammar · medium
易错句子The cumulate effect of the two drugs was very strong.
正确表达The cumulative effect of the two drugs was very strong.
表示“(效应、影响)累积起来的”时,英语的固定形容词是 cumulative,与 effect、impact 等构成常用搭配;cumulate 作形容词罕用且多限于地质学等专业语境,不能替代 cumulative。
grammar · medium
易错句子The cumulate snow on the roof made it dangerous.
正确表达The accumulated snow on the roof made it dangerous.
在日常英语里,用过去分词 accumulated 作前置定语表示“堆积起来的(雪、灰尘等)”才是常规说法;cumulate 作定语形容词在现代英语中极为罕见,多出现在专业术语中,因此这里应改用 accumulated。
accumulate 是动词,表示一点点积聚起来的动作或过程,可带宾语或用于被动;cumulate 是形容词,只描述已经堆积成的状态,而且多见于地质学等专业文献。
cumulative 形容效果、利息、损害等随一次次添加而不断增大,强调越积越多的过程,常修饰 effect、interest 这类抽象名词;cumulate 形容已经堆聚在一起的东西本身,用法冷僻,多限于专业语域。
两者都能作定语,但 accumulated 是日常通用的过去分词形容词,各种语境都可用;cumulate 是罕见的技术性形容词,除地质学等专业文本外,日常表达应选 accumulated。
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