But individual choices have an intense cumulative (累积的) effect.
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
ADJ
聚积的;积累的;渐增的
If a series of events have a cumulative effect, each event makes the effect greater.
例句
It is simple pleasures, such as a walk on a sunny day, which have a cumulative effect on our mood...一些简单的娱乐,譬如在一个阳光明媚的日子散步,就能使我们的心情更愉快。The benefits from eating fish are cumulative.吃鱼的好处要长期才能显现。
英汉词典释义
adj.
累积的, 渐增的
This drug has a cumulative effect.这种药有渐增的效力。Scientific knowledge is cumulative.科学知识是积累起来的。
英英词典释义
Adjective
1. increasing by successive addition;
"the benefits are cumulative""the eventual accumulative effect of these substances"