Accrue/GRE/Barron

红宝 蓝宝 Barron

accrue

• come to one as a gain; accumulate over time; come about by addition;
  • Ex. benefits that accrue from scientific research;
  • Ex. interest accruing in a bank account;
• N. accrualacerbitybitterness of speech and temper;
• ADJ. acerbic: bitter; acrid (in taste, manner, or tone)s bitter having a sharp biting taste; causing sharp pain to the body or mind; filled with resentment, disappointment, or other unpleasant feelings;
  • Ex. bitter wind/sorrow/tearss biting sharply painful to the body or mind;
  • Ex. biting wind/remarks
  • 例句: You must pay the interest that has accrued on your debt as well as the principal sum.