| 单词 | accrued |
| 释义 | accrued (once / 8461 pages) adj If something accumulates over a period of time, you can describe this with the adjective accrued. The principal in your bank account is so small, you'll never get rich off the accrued interest. You'd better plan on getting a job. The adjective accrued comes from the Old French word acreu, meaning growth or increase, which is what the modern word describes as well — something that grows or accumulates over time. You forgot to pay your taxes on time. Now, with the accrued fees and penalties, you now owe twice as much as you did originally. The government is happy to take the extra money, but you should try to avoid that costly mistake in the future. WORD FAMILYaccrue: accrual, accrued, accruement, accrues, accruing+/accrual: accruals/accruement: accruements USAGE EXAMPLESAccrued liabilities in the Teamsters pension, which benefits 34,000 current and former truckers in New York, exceed its assets by $1.8 billion. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) Thomas Enterprises in Eddyville wrote the check that cleared the outstanding balance accrued by unpaid student lunches at the school. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) The figure which each trust accrued varied, partly as a consequence of their size. BBC(Dec 27, 2016) adj periodically accumulated over time accrued interest accrued leave Syn accumulated increased made greater in size or amount or degree |
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