[əˈkriːt]verb
[no obj.]grow by accumulation or coalescence
（经积累或聚合而）生长；增大
ice that had accreted grotesquely into stalactites.
奇形怪状地聚生成钟乳石状的冰。
■[with obj.]form (a composite whole or a collection of things) by gradual accumulation
积聚为；积成
the collection of art he had accreted was to be sold.
他经年积累的艺术收藏品将被出售。
■(Astronomy)(of matter) come together or cause to come together under the influence of gravitation
(天文)（物质）（被）吸积
[no obj.]the gas will cool and then accrete to the galaxy's core.
气体将冷却，而后被吸积到星系中心。
■(Astronomy)(of a body) be formed from such matter
(天文)（天体）由吸积物形成