| 词汇 | increase |
| 释义 | increase /ɪn`kris/ (过去式: increased; 过去完成式: increased; 现在进行式: increasing) v.i. To become greater in any respect; multiply; grow. 增加；增大；增多；繁殖；增长。 Students increased in number. 学生人数增加了。 His indolence increased with years. 他的懈怠与年俱增。 v.t. To make greater in any respect; enhance. 增加；增大；促进。 The rarity of an object increases its value. 物以稀为贵。 /`ɪnkris/ n. Act of increasing. 增加；增长。 Bankruptcies are on the increase. 破产事件正在增多。 That which is added to the original stock by augmentation or growth. 所增加之物；增加量；增加额。 on the increase 在增加中。 cf. Increase, the general term, is applied to making bigger in number, quantity, or size, esp. by natural processes. Increase 为普通用字，指数目、数量，或体积之增加（尤指天然的增加）： Nourishing food increases one's weight. 营养食品会增加体重。 To enlarge is to make the dimensions of width, length, or height greater. Enlarge 为放大量度（如宽度、长度或高度）： to enlarge a house 扩建房屋。 To extend is to make greater by stretching out to greater length, or into a greater space. Extend 为扩张或伸出而使之更长、更广之谓： to extend a boundary 开拓边彊。 derivatives n. increaser. adv. increasingly. synonyms enlarge, extend. antonyms decrease, diminish, lessen. |
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